CVE-2025-37983

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: qibfs: fix _another_ leak failure to allocate inode => leaked dentry... this one had been there since the initial merge; to be fair, if we are that far OOM, the odds of failing at that particular allocation are low...

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24faa6ea274a2b96d0a78a0996c3137c2b2a65f0	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c2fde33e3e505dfd1a895d1f24bad650c655e14	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47ab2caba495c1d6a899d284e541a8df656dcfe9	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/545defa656568c74590317cd30068f85134a8216	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d53e88d8370b9ab14dd830abb410d9a2671edb6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e280cce3a29b7fe7b828c6ccd5aa5ba87ceb6b6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fe708c5e3c8b2152c6caaa67243e431a5d6cca3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdb43af4fdb39f844ede401bdb1258f67a580a27	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2025-05-20 18:15

Updated : 2025-12-16 20:31

NVD link : CVE-2025-37983

Mitre link : CVE-2025-37983

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-37983

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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