In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() and fix secretmem LSM bypass
Export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() to allow KVM guest_memfd to create
anonymous inodes with proper security context. This replaces the current
pattern of calling alloc_anon_inode() followed by
inode_init_security_anon() for creating security context manually.
This change also fixes a security regression in secretmem where the
S_PRIVATE flag was not cleared after alloc_anon_inode(), causing
LSM/SELinux checks to be bypassed for secretmem file descriptors.
As guest_memfd currently resides in the KVM module, we need to export this
symbol for use outside the core kernel. In the future, guest_memfd might be
moved to core-mm, at which point the symbols no longer would have to be
exported. When/if that happens is still unclear.
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History
23 Dec 2025, 19:36
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66d29d757c968d2bee9124816da5d718eb352959 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca45ea48530332a4ba09595767bd26d3232743b - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbe4134ea4bc493239786220bd69cb8a13493190 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3eed01347721cd7a8819568161c91d538fbf229 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f94c422157f3e43dd31990567b3e5d54b3e5b32b - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| CVSS |
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Debian Debian debian Linux Linux linux Kernel |
03 Nov 2025, 18:16
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25 Jul 2025, 13:15
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Information
Published : 2025-07-25 13:15
Updated : 2025-12-23 19:36
NVD link : CVE-2025-38396
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38396
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38396
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
