What is CVE-2025-38423?

CVE-2025-38423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2025-38423?

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

Double Free in Linux

CVE-2025-38423

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: wcd9375: Fix double free of regulator supplies Driver gets regulator supplies in probe path with devm_regulator_bulk_get(), so should not call regulator_bulk_free() in error and remove paths to avoid double free.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th 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 216d04139a6d0ecaea9432178225b29d367da886, 6.11, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double 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-2025-38423?: CVE-2025-38423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-38423?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.