What is CVE-2025-38137?

CVE-2025-38137 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and patched in 6.15.3 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38137?

CVE-2025-38137 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38137?

Yes, CVE-2025-38137 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.15.3 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38137 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2025-38137

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/pwrctrl: Cancel outstanding rescan work when unregistering It's possible to trigger use-after-free here by: (a) forcing rescan_work_func() to take a long time and (b) utilizing a pwrctrl driver that may be unloaded for some reason Cancel outstanding work to ensure it is finished before we allow our data structures to be cleaned up. [bhelgaas: tidy commit log]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-03

Last modified 2025-11-20

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2025-38137 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.15.3, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.15.3 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38137 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b926f237743f020518162c62b93cb7107a2b5eb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3ad6d23fec23fbef382ce9ea640c37446593cf5
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38137

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-03

Modified 2025-11-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38137?

CVE-2025-38137 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and has been patched in 6.15.3 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38137?

CVE-2025-38137 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38137?

Yes — CVE-2025-38137 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.15.3 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38137 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →