CVE-2025-38549

efivarfs: Fix memory leak of efivarfs_fs_info in fs_context error paths

published August 16, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

efivarfs: Fix memory leak of efivarfs_fs_info in fs_context error paths

When processing mount options, efivarfs allocates efivarfs_fs_info (sfi)

early in fs_context initialization. However, sfi is associated with the

superblock and typically freed when the superblock is destroyed. If the

fs_context is released (final put) before fill_super is called—such as

on error paths or during reconfiguration—the sfi structure would leak,

as ownership never transfers to the superblock.

Implement the .free callback in efivarfs_context_ops to ensure any

allocated sfi is properly freed if the fs_context is torn down before

fill_super, preventing this memory leak.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00154 · 4.2th percentile
Published
2025-08-16T11:34Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 AUG 11:34Z
    efivarfs: Fix memory leak of efivarfs_fs_info in fs_context error paths
    cvelistv5