CVE-2025-22097
drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing default_config only when the driver initialization succeeded.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 < 49a69f67f53518bdd9b7eeebf019a2da6cc0e954 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 < 79d138d137b80eeb0a83244d1cff29e64cf91067 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 < 561fc0c5cf41f646f3e9e61784cbc0fc832fb936 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 < d5eb8e347905ab17788a7903fa1d3d06747355f5 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 < b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 < 1f68f1cf09d06061eb549726ff8339e064eddebd 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 < ed15511a773df86205bda66c37193569575ae828
Linux / Linux
5.12
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49a69f67f53518bdd9b7eeebf019a2da6cc0e954 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d138d137b80eeb0a83244d1cff29e64cf91067 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/561fc0c5cf41f646f3e9e61784cbc0fc832fb936 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5eb8e347905ab17788a7903fa1d3d06747355f5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f68f1cf09d06061eb549726ff8339e064eddebd git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed15511a773df86205bda66c37193569575ae828 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html