CVE-2025-38151
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Publication date: 2025-07-03
Last updated on: 2025-12-18
Assigner: kernel.org
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.1.135 (inc) to 6.1.142 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.6.88 (inc) to 6.6.94 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.12.25 (inc) to 6.12.34 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.14.4 (inc) to 6.15 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.15.1 (inc) to 6.15.3 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability occurs in the Linux kernel's RDMA/cma component. When the cma_netevent_callback function is called for a cma_id while previous work on that id has not yet started, the work item is re-initialized, corrupting the work item in the queue. Additionally, if queue_work fails because the work item is still pending, the cma_id_put function is not called, which causes a userspace process to hang (become a zombie). The fix involves calling cma_id_put if queue_work fails to prevent this hang.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can cause a userspace process to hang indefinitely, resulting in zombie processes. This can lead to resource exhaustion or degraded system performance due to hung processes that are not properly cleaned up.