PT-2025-27753 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published 2025-04-03 · Updated 2026-04-20 · CVE-2025-38168

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, related to the perf subsystem and arm-ni devices. When a resource allocation fails in one clock domain of an NI device, previously registered perf PMUs in other clock domains of the same device need to be properly unregistered to prevent kernel panics. Failure to do so can lead to list add corruption and kernel crashes.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-11770

CVE-2025-38168

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1

USN-7769-1

USN-7769-2

USN-7769-3

USN-7770-1

USN-7771-1

USN-7789-1

USN-7789-2

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 1471

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38168.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38414 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38074 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38168 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-0811SE18 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38170 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38063 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-39890 · Vendor Advisory