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CVE-2025-39951
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-10-04T08:15:48.380 · Last modified 2026-07-30T06:24:00.490

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe When register_virtio_device() fails in virtio_uml_probe(), the code sets vu_dev->registered = 1 even though the device was not successfully registered. This can lead to use-after-free or other issues.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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