CVE-2025-38444
- Published: 2025-07-25T16:15:29.860
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.
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How to fix CVE-2025-38444
Description: 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): […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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