CVE-2025-39951CWE-416

CVE-2025-39951

High · published October 4, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe

When register_virtio_device() fails in virtio_uml_probe(),

the code sets vu_dev->registered = 1 even though

the device was not successfully registered.

This can lead to use-after-free or other issues.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00150 · 3.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2025-10-04T12:15Z
Affected products (12)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.5, < 5.10.2455.10.245
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.15.1945.15.194
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 6.1.1546.1.154
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.2, < 6.6.1086.6.108
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.496.12.49
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.16.96.16.9
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References (7)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 OCT 07:31Z
    um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe
    cvelistv5