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dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc Memory allocated for idxd is not freed if an error occurs during idxd_alloc(). To fix it, free the allocated memory in the reverse order of allocation before exiting the function in case of an error.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.140, 6.12.30, 6.14.8, 6.6.92
CVEs
CVE-2025-38015
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 00:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Jun 2025, 09:28 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc Memory allocated for idxd is not freed if an error occurs during idxd_alloc(). To fix it, free the allocated memory in the reverse order of allocation before exiting the function in case of an error.

osv:CVE-2025-38015

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.140, 6.6.92, 6.12.30, 6.14.8

Complete source record
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