CVE-2025-38620

zloop: fix KASAN use-after-free of tag set

published August 22, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

zloop: fix KASAN use-after-free of tag set

When a zoned loop device, or zloop device, is removed, KASAN enabled

kernel reports "BUG KASAN use-after-free" in blk_mq_free_tag_set(). The

BUG happens because zloop_ctl_remove() calls put_disk(), which invokes

zloop_free_disk(). The zloop_free_disk() frees the memory allocated for

the zlo pointer. However, after the memory is freed, zloop_ctl_remove()

calls blk_mq_free_tag_set(&zlo->tag_set), which accesses the freed zlo.

Hence the KASAN use-after-free.

zloop_ctl_remove()

put_disk(zlo->disk)

put_device()

kobject_put()

...

zloop_free_disk()

kvfree(zlo)

blk_mq_free_tag_set(&zlo->tag_set)

To avoid the BUG, move the call to blk_mq_free_tag_set(&zlo->tag_set)

from zloop_ctl_remove() into zloop_free_disk(). This ensures that

the tag_set is freed before the call to kvfree(zlo).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00158 · 4.6th percentile
Published
2025-08-22T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 AUG 16:00Z
    zloop: fix KASAN use-after-free of tag set
    cvelistv5