What is CVE-2025-38289?

CVE-2025-38289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38289?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2025-38289

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Avoid potential ndlp use-after-free in dev_loss_tmo_callbk Smatch detected a potential use-after-free of an ndlp oject in dev_loss_tmo_callbk during driver u…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 6.16, 6.13, 4281f44ea8bfedd25938a0031bebba1473ece9ad
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38289?: CVE-2025-38289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38289?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.