{"id":"CVE-2025-38015","title":"dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc\n\nMemory allocated for idxd is not freed if an error occurs during\nidxd_alloc(). To fix it, free th…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 64afd9a1f644b27661420257dcc007d5009c99dd","Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 6e94a2c3e4c166cd2736ac225fba5889fb1e8ac0","Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 868dbce755ec92855362d213f47e045a8388361a","Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 4f005eb68890698e5abc6a3af04dab76f175c50c","Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 46a5cca76c76c86063000a12936f8e7875295838","Linux 9526f051bedde01baa50081afe143a8bc5b8e6be","Linux >= 6.0.9 < 6.1","Linux 6.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:48:10.331219Z"},"published":"2025-06-18","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:52:12.376Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38015","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64afd9a1f644b27661420257dcc007d5009c99dd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e94a2c3e4c166cd2736ac225fba5889fb1e8ac0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/868dbce755ec92855362d213f47e045a8388361a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f005eb68890698e5abc6a3af04dab76f175c50c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a5cca76c76c86063000a12936f8e7875295838"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00197,"epssPercentile":0.09454,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.920Z","slug":"CVE-2025-38015","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc\n\nMemory allocated for idxd is not freed if an error occurs during\nidxd_alloc(). To fix it, free the allocated memory in the reverse order\nof allocation before exiting the function in case of an error.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 64afd9a1f644b27661420257dcc007d5009c99dd`\n- `Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 6e94a2c3e4c166cd2736ac225fba5889fb1e8ac0`\n- `Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 868dbce755ec92855362d213f47e045a8388361a`\n- `Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 4f005eb68890698e5abc6a3af04dab76f175c50c`\n- `Linux >= a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4 < 46a5cca76c76c86063000a12936f8e7875295838`\n- `Linux 9526f051bedde01baa50081afe143a8bc5b8e6be`\n- `Linux >= 6.0.9 < 6.1`\n- `Linux 6.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}