CVE-2025-39951In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe When register_virtio_device() fails in virtio_uml_probe(), the code se…
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe When register_virtio_device() fails in virtio_uml_probe(), the code sets vu_dev->registered = 1 even though the device was not successfully registered. This can lead to use-after-free or other issues.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 19, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.5 before 5.10.245; from 5.11 before 5.15.194; from 5.16 before 6.1.154; from 6.2 before 6.6.108; from 6.7 before 6.12.49; from 6.13 before 6.16.9; 6.17; 6.17; and 4 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e98b5a69034b251bb36dc6e7123d7648e218e4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c231959a16ca41bfdcaede72483362a8c645d7patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f364023ddcfe83f7073b973a9cb98584b7f2a46patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e94e44c9cb30d7a383d8ac227f24a8c9326b770patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ebf70cf181651fe3f2e44e95e7e5073d594c9c0patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf900a83508c8cd5cdf765e7749f9076196ec7fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2ff91255e0157b356cff115d8dc3eeb5162edf2patch
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