In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: fix uaf in nbd_genl_connect() error path
There is a use-after-free issue in nbd:
block nbd6: Receive control failed (result -104)
block nbd6: shutting down sockets
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BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in recv_work+0x694/0xa80 drivers/block/nbd.c:1022
Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880295de478 by task kworker/u33:0/67
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 67 Comm: kworker/u33:0 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc5-syzkaller-00123-g2c89c1b655c0 #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: nbd6-recv recv_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:408 [inline]
print_report+0xc3/0x670 mm/kasan/report.c:521
kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:634
check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:183 [inline]
kasan_check_range+0xef/0x1a0 mm/kasan/generic.c:189
instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline]
atomic_dec include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:592 [inline]
recv_work+0x694/0xa80 drivers/block/nbd.c:1022
process_one_work+0x9cc/0x1b70 kernel/workqueue.c:3238
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3319 [inline]
worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
kthread+0x3c2/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:464
ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:153
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>
nbd_genl_connect() does not properly stop the device on certain
error paths after nbd_start_device() has been called. This causes
the error path to put nbd->config while recv_work continue to use
the config after putting it, leading to use-after-free in recv_work.
This patch moves nbd_start_device() after the backend file creation.
References
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History
22 Dec 2025, 21:53
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/002aca89753f666d878ca0eb8584c372684ac4ba - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8586552df591e0a367eff44af0c586213eeecc3f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91fa560c73a8126868848ed6cd70607cbf8d87e2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9552438ebf015fc5f9f890dbfe39f0c53cf37e - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb121c47f364b51776c4db904a6a5a90ab0a7ec5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d46186eb7bbd9a11c145120f2d77effa8d4d44c2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| First Time |
Linux
Debian Debian debian Linux Linux linux Kernel |
03 Nov 2025, 18:16
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| References |
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29 Jul 2025, 14:14
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| Summary |
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25 Jul 2025, 16:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-07-25 16:15
Updated : 2025-12-22 21:53
NVD link : CVE-2025-38443
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38443
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38443
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
