CVE-2025-38612
Published: August 20, 2025Last modified: August 20, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: fbtft: fix potential memory leak in fbtft_framebuffer_alloc() In the error paths after fb_info structure is successfully allocated, the memory allocated in fb_deferred_io_init() for info->pagerefs is not freed. Fix that by adding the cleanup function on the error path.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.151-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.44-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3290f62f23fae05f2ec34085eb86dfb3648ef91f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47b3d6e8921bbb7b65c2dab8eaa8864901848c1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6771f121ae87490ddc19eabb7450383af9e01b6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9e2cf9e9c1a891a683329af35bb33ed9d38b5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ea0c7b8d12c67f6c4703d6c458627a7fc45fc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3177955f8da3c826a18b75e54881e2e9a9c96f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31cf6f7716a5d3e4461763f32d812acdaec6e74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b1c45c48117ed4d8797ee89d1155f16b72d490
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb2cb7dab60f9be0b435ac4a674255429a36d72c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html