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CVE-2025-38206

kernel: Kernel: Double free vulnerability in exFAT filesystem can lead to denial of service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 4, 2025

Updated · July 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's exFAT filesystem driver. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit a double free vulnerability within the delayed_free function. This memory corruption flaw can lead to a denial of service (DoS), potentially causing system instability or crashes. It may also result in information disclosure.

Statement

This Moderate impact double free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's exFAT filesystem driver affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 10. A local attacker with a special group privileges could exploit this flaw, leading to a denial of service, system instability, or crashes.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

CWE-763 · Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference