CVE - CVE-2025-38079

CVE-ID
CVE-2025-38079	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0346f4b742345d1c733c977f3a7aef5a6419a967 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0346f4b742345d1c733c977f3a7aef5a6419a967 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134daaba93193df9e988524b5cd2f52d15eb1993 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134daaba93193df9e988524b5cd2f52d15eb1993 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f45a8d64fb4ed4830a4b3273834ecd6ca504896 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f45a8d64fb4ed4830a4b3273834ecd6ca504896 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bff312b59b3f2a54ff504e4f4e47272b64f3633 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bff312b59b3f2a54ff504e4f4e47272b64f3633 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2df03ed4052e97126267e8c13ad4204ea6ba9b6 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2df03ed4052e97126267e8c13ad4204ea6ba9b6 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7bba75b91539e93615f560893a599c1e1c98bf URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7bba75b91539e93615f560893a599c1e1c98bf MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3059d58f79fdfb2201249c2741514e34562b547 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3059d58f79fdfb2201249c2741514e34562b547 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0f3d09f53534ea385d55ced408f2b67059b16e4 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0f3d09f53534ea385d55ced408f2b67059b16e4
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20250416	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20250416)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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