In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ism: add release function for struct device According to device_release() in /drivers/base/core.c, a device without a release function is a broken device and must be fixed. The current code directly frees the device after calling device_add() without waiting for other kernel parts to release their references. Thus, a reference could still be held to a struct device, e.g., by sysfs, leading to potential use-after-free issues if a proper release function is not set.
History

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:30:00 +0000


Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ism: add release function for struct device According to device_release() in /drivers/base/core.c, a device without a release function is a broken device and must be fixed. The current code directly frees the device after calling device_add() without waiting for other kernel parts to release their references. Thus, a reference could still be held to a struct device, e.g., by sysfs, leading to potential use-after-free issues if a proper release function is not set.
Title s390/ism: add release function for struct device
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-03-12T09:42:09.929Z

Updated: 2025-03-24T15:41:27.492Z

Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.780Z

Link: CVE-2025-21856

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-03-12T10:15:18.453

Modified: 2025-03-13T21:18:08.423

Link: CVE-2025-21856

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-03-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-21856 - Bugzilla