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01 Record

CVE-2025-38554

mm: fix a UAF when vma->mm is freed after vma->vm_refcnt got dropped

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Linux
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

mm: fix a UAF when vma->mm is freed after vma->vm_refcnt got dropped

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 6.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-30.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2025-08-19 17:02Z1 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-08-05 12:02Z2 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-04-16
Assigning CNA
Linux
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.2
Document digest
399807e47245d08554042dcbf2ac553144420cea70d591d8bdd8debcf29e12b4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
LinuxLinux3104138517fc66aad21f4a2487bb572e9fc2e3ec to < 6e88fe54721dee17d3496bc998f0c7d243896348, 3104138517fc66aad21f4a2487bb572e9fc2e3ec to < 1bcd236a2536a451e385f8d6d2bb589689ec812f, 3104138517fc66aad21f4a2487bb572e9fc2e3ec to < 9bbffee67ffd16360179327b57f3b1245579ef08, 6.15—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.3
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop-5.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.10
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.14
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.6
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi2
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.8
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux-allwinner-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-nvidia-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-nvidia-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.17
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-6.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-6.1
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-6.5
    No fix yet
  • linux-starfive-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-starfive-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-starfive-6.5
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel
    No fix yet
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-6.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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