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CVE-2025-38421
AMD pmf Linux Kernel Double Free Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86/amd: pmf: Use device managed allocations If setting up smart PC fails for any reason then this can lead to a double free when unloading amd-pmf. This is because dev->buf was freed but never set to NULL and is again freed in amd_pmf_remove(). To avoid subtle allocation bugs in failures leading to a double free change all allocations into device managed allocations.

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Published Date :

July 25, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 25, 2025, 3:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d10b532f861253c283863522d59d099fcb0796d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9db3a941270d92bbd1a6a6b54a10324484f2f2d
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86/amd: pmf: Use device managed allocations If setting up smart PC fails for any reason then this can lead to a double free when unloading amd-pmf. This is because dev->buf was freed but never set to NULL and is again freed in amd_pmf_remove(). To avoid subtle allocation bugs in failures leading to a double free change all allocations into device managed allocations.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d10b532f861253c283863522d59d099fcb0796d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9db3a941270d92bbd1a6a6b54a10324484f2f2d
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