CVE-2025-39902mm/slub: avoid accessing metadata when pointer is invalid in object_err()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slub: avoid accessing metadata when pointer is invalid in object_err() object_err() reports details of an object for further debugging, such as the freelist pointer, redzone, etc. However, if the pointer is invalid, attempting to access object metadata can lead to a crash since it does not point to a valid object. One known path to the crash is when alloc_consistency_checks() determines the pointer to the allocated object is invalid because of a freelist corruption, and calls object_err() to report it. The debug code should report and handle the corruption gracefully and not crash in the process. In case the pointer is NULL or check_valid_pointer() returns false for the pointer, only print the pointer value and skip accessing metadata.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 81819f0fc8285a2a5a921c019e3e3d7b6169d225 builds before 872f2c34ff232af1e65ad2df86d61163c8ffad42; from 81819f0fc8285a2a5a921c019e3e3d7b6169d225 before f66012909e7bf383fcdc5850709ed5716073fdc4; 81819f0fc8285a2a5a921c019e3e3d7b6169d225 builds before 7e287256904ee796c9477e3ec92b07f236481ef3; 81819f0fc8285a2a5a921c019e3e3d7b6169d225 builds before 1f0797f17927b5cad0fb7eced422f9a7c30a3191; 81819f0fc8285a2a5a921c019e3e3d7b6169d225 builds before 0ef7058b4dc6fcef622ac23b45225db57f17b83f; from 81819f0fc8285a2a5a921c019e3e3d7b6169d225 before dda6ec365ab04067adae40ef17015db447e90736; 81819f0fc8285a2a5a921c019e3e3d7b6169d225 builds before 3baa1da473e6e50281324ff1d332d1a07a3bb02e; from 81819f0fc8285a2a5a921c019e3e3d7b6169d225 before b4efccec8d06ceb10a7d34d7b1c449c569d53770 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.22 before 5.4.299; from 5.5 before 5.10.243; from 5.11 before 5.15.192; from 5.16 before 6.1.151; from 6.2 before 6.6.105; from 6.7 before 6.12.46; from 6.13 before 6.16.6; 6.17; and 3 more ranges | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/872f2c34ff232af1e65ad2df86d61163c8ffad42patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f66012909e7bf383fcdc5850709ed5716073fdc4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e287256904ee796c9477e3ec92b07f236481ef3patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f0797f17927b5cad0fb7eced422f9a7c30a3191patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ef7058b4dc6fcef622ac23b45225db57f17b83fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dda6ec365ab04067adae40ef17015db447e90736patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3baa1da473e6e50281324ff1d332d1a07a3bb02epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4efccec8d06ceb10a7d34d7b1c449c569d53770patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlthird-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlthird-party-advisory
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