In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netdevsim: Fix memory leak of nsim_dev->fa_cookie
kmemleak reports this issue:
unreferenced object 0xffff8881bac872d0 (size 8): comm "sh", pid 58603, jiffies 4481524462 (age 68.065s) hex dump (first 8 bytes): 04 00 00 00 de ad be ef ........ backtrace: [<00000000c80b8577>] __kmalloc+0x49/0x150 [<000000005292b8c6>] nsim_dev_trap_fa_cookie_write+0xc1/0x210 [netdevsim] [<0000000093d78e77>] full_proxy_write+0xf3/0x180 [<000000005a662c16>] vfs_write+0x1c5/0xaf0 [<000000007aabf84a>] ksys_write+0xed/0x1c0 [<000000005f1d2e47>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 [<000000006001c6ec>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
The issue occurs in the following scenarios:
nsim_dev_trap_fa_cookie_write() kmalloc() fa_cookie nsim_dev->fa_cookie = fa_cookie .. nsim_drv_remove()
The fa_cookie allocked in nsim_dev_trap_fa_cookie_write() is not freed. To fix, add kfree(nsim_dev->fa_cookie) to nsim_drv_remove().
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 5, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perf | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtualNo solution existsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-oracleUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15 | Jun 26, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 13, 2026 | May 1, 2025 |
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