CVE-2025-38137
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
03/07/2025
Last modified:
20/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
PCI/pwrctrl: Cancel outstanding rescan work when unregistering<br />
<br />
It&#39;s possible to trigger use-after-free here by:<br />
<br />
(a) forcing rescan_work_func() to take a long time and<br />
(b) utilizing a pwrctrl driver that may be unloaded for some reason<br />
<br />
Cancel outstanding work to ensure it is finished before we allow our data<br />
structures to be cleaned up.<br />
<br />
[bhelgaas: tidy commit log]
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11.1 (including) | 6.15.3 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



