CVE-2025-40037

  • Published: 2025-10-28T12:15:37.613
  • Last modified: 1761653737

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

fbdev: simplefb: Fix use after free in simplefb_detach_genpds()

The pm_domain cleanup can not be devres managed as it uses struct
simplefb_par which is allocated within struct fb_info by
framebuffer_alloc(). This allocation is explicitly freed by
unregister_framebuffer() in simplefb_remove().
Devres managed cleanup runs after the device remove call and thus can no
longer access struct simplefb_par.
Call simplefb_detach_genpds() explicitly from simplefb_destroy() like
the cleanup functions for clocks and regulators.

Fixes an use after free on M2 Mac mini during
aperture_remove_conflicting_devices() using the downstream asahi kernel
with Debian’s kernel config. For unknown reasons this started to
consistently dereference an invalid pointer in v6.16.3 based kernels.

[ 6.736134] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in simplefb_detach_genpds+0x58/0x220
[ 6.743545] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8000304743f0 by task (udev-worker)/227
[ 6.750697]
[ 6.752182] CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 227 Comm: (udev-worker) Tainted: G S 6.16.3-asahi+ #16 PREEMPTLAZY
[ 6.752186] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC
[ 6.752187] Hardware name: Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023) (DT)
[ 6.752189] Call trace:
[ 6.752190] show_stack+0x34/0x98 (C)
[ 6.752194] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x80
[ 6.752197] print_report+0x17c/0x4d8
[ 6.752201] kasan_report+0xb4/0x100
[ 6.752206] __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x20/0x30
[ 6.752209] simplefb_detach_genpds+0x58/0x220
[ 6.752213] devm_action_release+0x50/0x98
[ 6.752216] release_nodes+0xd0/0x2c8
[ 6.752219] devres_release_all+0xfc/0x178
[ 6.752221] device_unbind_cleanup+0x28/0x168
[ 6.752224] device_release_driver_internal+0x34c/0x470
[ 6.752228] device_release_driver+0x20/0x38
[ 6.752231] bus_remove_device+0x1b0/0x380
[ 6.752234] device_del+0x314/0x820
[ 6.752238] platform_device_del+0x3c/0x1e8
[ 6.752242] platform_device_unregister+0x20/0x50
[ 6.752246] aperture_detach_platform_device+0x1c/0x30
[ 6.752250] aperture_detach_devices+0x16c/0x290
[ 6.752253] aperture_remove_conflicting_devices+0x34/0x50

[ 6.752343]
[ 6.967409] Allocated by task 62:
[ 6.970724] kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x70
[ 6.974560] kasan_save_track+0x20/0x40
[ 6.978397] kasan_save_alloc_info+0x40/0x58
[ 6.982670] __kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0xd8
[ 6.986420] __kmalloc_noprof+0x194/0x540
[ 6.990432] framebuffer_alloc+0xc8/0x130
[ 6.994444] simplefb_probe+0x258/0x2378

[ 7.054356]
[ 7.055838] Freed by task 227:
[ 7.058891] kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x70
[ 7.062727] kasan_save_track+0x20/0x40
[ 7.066565] kasan_save_free_info+0x4c/0x80
[ 7.070751] __kasan_slab_free+0x6c/0xa0
[ 7.074675] kfree+0x10c/0x380
[ 7.077727] framebuffer_release+0x5c/0x90
[ 7.081826] simplefb_destroy+0x1b4/0x2c0
[ 7.085837] put_fb_info+0x98/0x100
[ 7.089326] unregister_framebuffer+0x178/0x320
[ 7.093861] simplefb_remove+0x3c/0x60
[ 7.097611] platform_remove+0x60/0x98
[ 7.101361] device_remove+0xb8/0x160
[ 7.105024] device_release_driver_internal+0x2fc/0x470
[ 7.110256] device_release_driver+0x20/0x38
[ 7.114529] bus_remove_device+0x1b0/0x380
[ 7.118628] device_del+0x314/0x820
[ 7.122116] platform_device_del+0x3c/0x1e8
[ 7.126302] platform_device_unregister+0x20/0x50
[ 7.131012] aperture_detach_platform_device+0x1c/0x30
[ 7.136157] aperture_detach_devices+0x16c/0x290
[ 7.140779] aperture_remove_conflicting_devices+0x34/0x50

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How to fix CVE-2025-40037

CVE-2025-40037 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: simplefb: Fix use after free in simplefb_detach_genpds() The pm_domain cleanup can not be devres managed as it uses struct simplefb_par which is allocated within struct fb_info by framebuffer_alloc(). This allocation is explicitly freed by unregister_framebuffer() in simplefb_remove(). Devres managed cleanup runs after the device […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Oct 28, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Jan 01, 1970
Last Modified

CVE details were updated

Oct 28, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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