CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39902

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's SLUB allocator, the object_err() function attempted to access object metadata (e.g., freelist pointer, redzone) even when the pointer was invalid, potentially causing a crash. The fix checks if the pointer is NULL or invalid, and in such cases only prints the pointer value, skipping metadata access.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience system crashes during memory corruption debugging when an invalid object pointer causes an additional crash, hindering diagnosis and repair of memory issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing this fix to ensure safe reporting of memory allocation errors without risk of additional crashes.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slub: avoid accessing metadata when pointer is invalid in object_err() object_err() reports details of an object for further debugging, such as the freelist pointer, redzone, etc. However, if the pointer is invalid, attempting to access object metadata can lead to a crash since it does not point to a valid object. One known path to the crash is when alloc_consistency_checks() determines the pointer to the allocated object is invalid because of a freelist corruption, and calls object_err() to report it. The debug code should report and handle the corruption gracefully and not crash in the process. In case the pointer is NULL or check_valid_pointer() returns false for the pointer, only print the pointer value and skip accessing metadata.

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