CVE-2025-38554

kernel-64kb: mm: fix a UAF when vma->mm is freed after vma->vm_refcnt got dropped (bsc#1248299).

CVE-2025-38554 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1, released November 25, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
8th percentile

mm: fix a UAF when vma->mm is freed after vma->vm_refcnt got dropped (bsc#1248299).

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_0 · sles 16.0 5-160000.4.3 SUSE-SU-2026:20149-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025

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