CVE-2025-39847
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Publication date: 2025-09-19

Last updated on: 2025-11-03

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: fix memory leak in pad_compress_skb If alloc_skb() fails in pad_compress_skb(), it returns NULL without releasing the old skb. The caller does: skb = pad_compress_skb(ppp, skb); if (!skb) goto drop; drop: kfree_skb(skb); When pad_compress_skb() returns NULL, the reference to the old skb is lost and kfree_skb(skb) ends up doing nothing, leading to a memory leak. Align pad_compress_skb() semantics with realloc(): only free the old skb if allocation and compression succeed. At the call site, use the new_skb variable so the original skb is not lost when pad_compress_skb() fails.
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Published
2025-09-19
Last Modified
2025-11-03
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-19
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-39847
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linux linux_kernel 5.10.244
linux linux_kernel 6.1.153
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's ppp module, specifically in the pad_compress_skb function. When the function alloc_skb() fails, pad_compress_skb() returns NULL without releasing the old skb (socket buffer). As a result, the caller loses the reference to the old skb and the memory is not freed, causing a memory leak.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can lead to a memory leak in the Linux kernel, which over time may cause increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability. In severe cases, it could lead to resource exhaustion affecting system reliability.

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