CVE-2025-39679
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Publication date: 2025-09-05
Last updated on: 2025-11-25
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a potential memory leak in the Linux kernel's drm/nouveau/nvif component. Specifically, in the function nvif_vmm_ctor(), when the nvif_vmm_type is invalid, the function returns an error without freeing allocated arguments, causing a memory leak. The fix involves setting the return value to -EINVAL and properly freeing resources before exiting.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to a memory leak in the Linux kernel, which may cause increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability over time if exploited or triggered repeatedly.