CVE-2025-38564

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Handle buffer mapping fail correctly in perf_mmap() After successful allocation of a buffer or a successful attachment to an existing buffer perf_mmap() tries to map the buffer read only into the page table. If that fails, the already set up page table entries are zapped, but the other perf specific side effects of that failure are not handled. The calling code just cleans up the VMA and does not invoke perf_mmap_close(). This leaks reference counts, corrupts user->vm accounting and also results in an unbalanced invocation of event::event_mapped(). Cure this by moving the event::event_mapped() invocation before the map_range() call so that on map_range() failure perf_mmap_close() can be invoked without causing an unbalanced event::event_unmapped() call. perf_mmap_close() undoes the reference counts and eventually frees buffers.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 Nov 2025, 14:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/831e1c90a5d72e6977a57c44f47c46b73a438695 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/831e1c90a5d72e6977a57c44f47c46b73a438695 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9025f73c88d9d6e125743a43afc569da3ce5328 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9025f73c88d9d6e125743a43afc569da3ce5328 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f74b9f4ba63ffdf597aaaa6cad7e284cb8e04820 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f74b9f4ba63ffdf597aaaa6cad7e284cb8e04820 - Patch
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo

Information

Published : 2025-08-19 17:15

Updated : 2025-11-28 14:44


NVD link : CVE-2025-38564

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38564

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38564


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel