keys: Fix UAF in key_put() (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.20 % · percentile 10 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys: Fix UAF in key_put() Once a key's reference count has been reduced to 0, the garbage collector thread may destroy it at any time and so key_put() is not allowed to touch the key after that point. The most key_put() is normally allowed to do is to touch key_gc_work as that's a static global variable. However, in an effort to speed up the reclamation of quota, this is now done in key_put() once the key's usage is reduced to 0 - but now the code is looking at the key after the deadline, which is forbidden. Fix this by using a flag to indicate that a key can be gc'd now rather than looking at the key's refcount in the garbage collector.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-416 — Use After Free
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-8870
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-21893
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0589 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0559 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0529 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.10 < 6.12.21cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.13.9cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 9578e327b2b4935a25d49e3891b8fcca9b6c10c6 < 6afe2ea2daec156bd94ad2c5a6f4f4c48240dcd3 ; affected 9578e327b2b4935a25d49e3891b8fcca9b6c10c6 < f6a3cf833188e897c97028cd7b926e3f2cb1a8c0 ; affected 9578e327b2b4935a25d49e3891b8fcca9b6c10c6 < 75845c6c1a64483e9985302793dbf0dfa5f71e32 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.10 ; unaffected 0 < 6.10 ; unaffected 6.12.21 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.13.9 ≤ 6.13.* ; unaffected 6.14 ≤ * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |