CVE-2025-38444
Vulnerability Scoring
Analysis In Progress
CVE-2025-38444 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details
CVE-2025-38444
Attack Complexity Details
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Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
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Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
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Privileges Required:
None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
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Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
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User Interaction:
None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.
CVE-2025-38444 Details
Status: Awaiting Analysis
Last updated: 🕑 29 Jul 2025, 14:14 UTC
Originally published on: 🕓 25 Jul 2025, 16:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 3 days
CVSS Release:
CVE-2025-38444 Vulnerability Summary
CVE-2025-38444: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: raid10: cleanup memleak at raid10_make_request If raid10_read_request or raid10_write_request registers a new request and the REQ_NOWAIT flag is set, the code does not free the malloc from the mempool. unreferenced object 0xffff8884802c3200 (size 192): comm "fio", pid 9197, jiffies 4298078271 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 88 41 02 00 00 00 00 00 .........A...... 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc c1a049a2): __kmalloc+0x2bb/0x450 mempool_alloc+0x11b/0x320 raid10_make_request+0x19e/0x650 [raid10] md_handle_request+0x3b3/0x9e0 __submit_bio+0x394/0x560 __submit_bio_noacct+0x145/0x530 submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x682/0x830 __blkdev_direct_IO_async+0x4dc/0x6b0 blkdev_read_iter+0x1e5/0x3b0 __io_read+0x230/0x1110 io_read+0x13/0x30 io_issue_sqe+0x134/0x1180 io_submit_sqes+0x48c/0xe90 __do_sys_io_uring_enter+0x574/0x8b0 do_syscall_64+0x5c/0xe0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e V4: changing backing tree to see if CKI tests will pass. The patch code has not changed between any versions.
Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-38444
Access Complexity Graph
The exploitability of CVE-2025-38444 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-38444
No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-38444.
Understanding AC and PR
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
CVSS Score Breakdown Chart
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-38444, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
CIA Impact Analysis
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-38444, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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Confidentiality:
None
CVE-2025-38444 does not compromise confidentiality.
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Integrity:
None
CVE-2025-38444 does not impact data integrity.
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Availability:
None
CVE-2025-38444 does not affect system availability.
CVE-2025-38444 References
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10c6021a609deb95f23f0cc2f89aa9d4bffb14c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2941155d9a5ae098b480d551f3a5f8605d4f9af5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43806c3d5b9bb7d74ba4e33a6a8a41ac988bde24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fc3d7b23d139e3cbc944c15d99b3cdbed797d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af149ca9d0dab6e59e813519d309eff62499864
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7bcd9f617e4107ac0813c516e72e6b8f6029bd
CWE Common Weakness Enumeration
Unknown
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