CVE-2025-38546
Aug. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
atm: clip: Fix memory leak of struct clip_vcc.
ioctl(ATMARP_MKIP) allocates struct clip_vcc and set it to
vcc->user_back.
The code assumes that vcc_destroy_socket() passes NULL skb
to vcc->push() when the socket is close()d, and then clip_push()
frees clip_vcc.
However, ioctl(ATMARPD_CTRL) sets NULL to vcc->push() in
atm_init_atmarp(), resulting in memory leak.
Let's serialise two ioctl() by lock_sock() and check vcc->push()
in atm_init_atmarp() to prevent memleak.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Linux |
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Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
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| o | linux | linux_kernel | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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Published: Aug. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Status : Received
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