CVE-2025-38418 | remoteproc: core: Release rproc->clean_table after rproc_attach() fails

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: core: Release rproc->clean_table after rproc_attach() fails When rproc->state = RPROC_DETACHED is attached to remote processor through rproc_attach(), if rproc_handle_resources() returns failure, then the clean table should be released, otherwise the following memory leak will occur. unreferenced object 0xffff000086a99800 (size 1024): comm "kworker/u12:3", pid 59, jiffies 4294893670 (age 121.140s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 ............ 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ............ backtrace: [<000000008bbe4ca8>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0x98/0x3fc [<000000003b8a272b>] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x13c/0x230 [<000000007a507c51>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x5c/0x260 [<0000000037818dae>] kmemdup+0x34/0x60 [<00000000610f7f57>] rproc_boot+0x35c/0x56c [<0000000065f8871a>] rproc_add+0x124/0x17c [<00000000497416ee>] imx_rproc_probe+0x4ec/0x5d4 [<000000003bcaa37d>] platform_probe+0x68/0xd8 [<00000000771577f9>] really_probe+0x110/0x27c [<00000000531fea59>] __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x12c [<0000000080036a04>] driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x118 [<000000007e0bddcb>] __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0xf8 [<000000000cf1fa33>] bus_for_each_drv+0x84/0xe4 [<000000001a53b53e>] __device_attach+0xfc/0x18c [<00000000d1a2a32c>] device_initial_probe+0x14/0x20 [<00000000d8f8b7ae>] bus_probe_device+0xb0/0xb4 unreferenced object 0xffff0000864c9690 (size 16):

Published: 2025-07-25 Last update: 2025-12-23 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2025-38418 is rated Low Risk (29.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-38418

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-21 0.02% 0.07% +0.05%
2 2025-07-26 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-38418

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-38418

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-38418

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-38418 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-38418
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38418
suse medium CVE-2025-38418 severity moderate: SUSE including 474 source package names (2.1.3-6.80:kernel-default-base-6.4.0-35.1.21.12, 2.1.3-7.57:kernel-default-6.4.0-35.1, …), 980 product×package rows across 198 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container, … (198 product lines)): Fixed 627, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 101, First Fixed 21. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38418/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-38418 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1414 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1017, released 170, ignored 155, not-affected 66, needed 3, needs-triage 2, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38418

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-38418

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.13, < 5.15.186 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.142 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.95 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.35 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.15.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-38418

cvelogic Threat Intelligence