PT-2025-31066
CVE-2025-38469
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Published
2025-07-23
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Updated
2026-10-13
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains an issue in the KVM component, specifically within the emulation of Xen schedop poll hypercalls. The
kvm xen schedop poll function uses kmalloc array() when a virtual machine (VM) polls the host for multiple event channels. Error paths do not consistently go through the designated "out" label, leading to potential issues during cleanup.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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