VDB-320639 · CVE-2025-38612 · Nessus 260132

Linux Kernel up to 6.16.0 staging fbtft_framebuffer_alloc memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.147/6.6.101/6.12.41/6.15.9/6.16.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fbtft_framebuffer_alloc of the component staging. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-38612. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.147/6.6.101/6.12.41/6.15.9/6.16.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function fbtft_framebuffer_alloc of the component staging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: fbtft: fix potential memory leak in fbtft_framebuffer_alloc() In the error paths after fb_info structure is successfully allocated, the memory allocated in fb_deferred_io_init() for info->pagerefs is not freed. Fix that by adding the cleanup function on the error path.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-38612 since 04/16/2025. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 260132 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-38612), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1 or 6.17-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6f9e2cf9e9c1a891a683329af35bb33ed9d38b5f/b31cf6f7716a5d3e4461763f32d812acdaec6e74/a3177955f8da3c826a18b75e54881e2e9a9c96f1/6771f121ae87490ddc19eabb7450383af9e01b6d/47b3d6e8921bbb7b65c2dab8eaa8864901848c1c/eb2cb7dab60f9be0b435ac4a674255429a36d72c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (260132) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1869). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE openSUSE
RESF Rocky Linux
Dell Avamar
Open Source Linux Kernel
Dell NetWorker
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
IBM QRadar SIEM

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Linux

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Kernel

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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