CVE-2025-38137

HIGH EPSS 5.0%
Published Jul 3, 202512mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jul 3, 2025 12mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/pwrctrl: Cancel outstanding rescan work when unregistering It's possible to trigger use-after-free here by: (a) forcing rescan_work_func() to take a long time and (b) utilizing a pwrctrl driver that may be unloaded for some reason Cancel outstanding work to ensure it is finished before we allow our data structures to be cleaned up. [bhelgaas: tidy commit log]

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.11.1  –  <6.15.3
linuxlinux_kernel6.11any
linuxlinux_kernel6.11any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b926f237743f020518162c62b93cb7107a2b5eb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3ad6d23fec23fbef382ce9ea640c37446593cf5
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b926f237743f020518162c62b93cb7107a2b5eb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3ad6d23fec23fbef382ce9ea640c37446593cf5
    Patch