Double Free in Linux

CVE-2025-38341

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: avoid double free when failing to DMA-map FW msg The semantics are that caller of fbnic_mbx_map_msg() retains the ownership of the message on error. All existing callers dutifully free the page.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-38341: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions da3cde08209ec1c915195c2331c275397f34a731, 6.11, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.16

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38341?
CVE-2025-38341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38341?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.