CVE-2025-39689

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416 Use After Free
Publication date:
05/09/2025
Last modified:
08/01/2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> ftrace: Also allocate and copy hash for reading of filter files<br /> <br /> Currently the reader of set_ftrace_filter and set_ftrace_notrace just adds<br /> the pointer to the global tracer hash to its iterator. Unlike the writer<br /> that allocates a copy of the hash, the reader keeps the pointer to the<br /> filter hashes. This is problematic because this pointer is static across<br /> function calls that release the locks that can update the global tracer<br /> hashes. This can cause UAF and similar bugs.<br /> <br /> Allocate and copy the hash for reading the filter files like it is done<br /> for the writers. This not only fixes UAF bugs, but also makes the code a<br /> bit simpler as it doesn&amp;#39;t have to differentiate when to free the<br /> iterator&amp;#39;s hash between writers and readers.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 4.12 (including) 5.4.297 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.5 (including) 5.10.241 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.11 (including) 5.15.190 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.16 (including) 6.1.149 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.2 (including) 6.6.103 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.7 (including) 6.12.44 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.13 (including) 6.16.4 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*