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CVE-2025-22097: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing default_config only when the driver initialization succeeded.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.12 before 5.15.180; from 5.16 before 6.1.134; from 6.2 before 6.6.87; from 6.7 before 6.12.23; from 6.13 before 6.13.11; from 6.14 before 6.14.2 — fixed in 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.6.87

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.12.23, 6.13.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f68f1cf09d06061eb549726ff8339e064eddebd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49a69f67f53518bdd9b7eeebf019a2da6cc0e954
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/561fc0c5cf41f646f3e9e61784cbc0fc832fb936
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d138d137b80eeb0a83244d1cff29e64cf91067
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8a18bb53e06d6d3c1fd03d12533d6e333ba8853
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5eb8e347905ab17788a7903fa1d3d06747355f5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed15511a773df86205bda66c37193569575ae828
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html

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