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CVE-2025-38549

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.14%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-08-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2025-38549
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.14%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efivarfs: Fix memory leak of efivarfs_fs_info in fs_context error paths When processing mount options, efivarfs allocates efivarfs_fs_info (sfi) early in fs_context initialization. However, sfi is associated with the superblock and typically freed when the superblock is destroyed. If the fs_context is released (final put) before fill_super is called—such as on error paths or during reconfiguration—the sfi structure would leak, as ownership never transfers to the superblock. Implement the .free callback in efivarfs_context_ops to ensure any allocated sfi is properly freed if the fs_context is torn down before fill_super, preventing this memory leak.

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