dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.20 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc Memory allocated for idxd is not freed if an error occurs during idxd_alloc(). To fix it, free the allocated memory in the reverse order of allocation before exiting the function in case of an error.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64afd9a1f644b27661420257dcc007d5009c99dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e94a2c3e4c166cd2736ac225fba5889fb1e8ac0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/868dbce755ec92855362d213f47e045a8388361a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f005eb68890698e5abc6a3af04dab76f175c50c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a5cca76c76c86063000a12936f8e7875295838
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-27867
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-38015
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0326 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0316 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0246 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0227 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0194 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0169 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0723 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0721 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0697 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0649 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0607 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0587 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.0.9 < 6.1.140cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.92cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.30cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.14.8cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 64afd9a1f644b27661420257dcc007d5009c99dd ; affected a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 6e94a2c3e4c166cd2736ac225fba5889fb1e8ac0 ; affected a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 868dbce755ec92855362d213f47e045a8388361a ; affected a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 4f005eb68890698e5abc6a3af04dab76f175c50c ; affected a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 46a5cca76c76c86063000a12936f8e7875295838 ; affected 9526f051bedde01baa50081afe143a8bc5b8e6be |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.1 ; unaffected 0 < 6.1 ; unaffected 6.1.140 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.92 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.30 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.14.8 ≤ 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 |