CVE-2025-38079
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
8.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-415
Published 2025-06-18 · modified 2026-07-30
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2025-06-18 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-30 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept If accept(2) is called on socket type algif_hash with MSG_MORE flag set and crypto_ahash_import fails, sk2 is freed. However, it is also freed in af_alg_release, leading to slab-use-after-free error.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0346f4b742345d1c733c977f3a7aef5a6419a967
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134daaba93193df9e988524b5cd2f52d15eb1993
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f45a8d64fb4ed4830a4b3273834ecd6ca504896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bff312b59b3f2a54ff504e4f4e47272b64f3633
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2df03ed4052e97126267e8c13ad4204ea6ba9b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7bba75b91539e93615f560893a599c1e1c98bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3059d58f79fdfb2201249c2741514e34562b547
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0f3d09f53534ea385d55ced408f2b67059b16e4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html