In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe

When register_virtio_device() fails in virtio_uml_probe(),
the code sets vu_dev->registered = 1 even though
the device was not successfully registered.
This can lead to use-after-free or other issues.
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Solution

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Workaround

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History

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe When register_virtio_device() fails in virtio_uml_probe(), the code sets vu_dev->registered = 1 even though the device was not successfully registered. This can lead to use-after-free or other issues.
Title um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-04T07:37:07.273Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.148Z

Link: CVE-2025-39951

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-04T08:15:48.380

Modified: 2025-10-04T08:15:48.380

Link: CVE-2025-39951

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