UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22097: Use After Free

Q: Who can exploit this issue?

An attacker needs local access and low privileges. The provided vector indicates no user interaction is required, and successful exploitation could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Q: When is the vulnerable code path reached?

The issue occurs when VKMS driver initialization fails. In that error path, cleanup can access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and may free it twice.

Q: Which Ubuntu kernel packages are listed as affected?

The listed packages are ubuntu/linux-realtime, ubuntu/linux-azure, ubuntu/linux-gcp, ubuntu/linux-azure-fde, ubuntu/linux-gke, ubuntu/linux-gkeop, ubuntu/linux-riscv, and ubuntu/linux-aws-fips.

Published Apr 16, 2025

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkmsexit() function might access an uninitialized or freed defaultconfig pointer and it might double free it. Fix both possible errors by initializing defaultconfig only when the driver initialization succeeded.

Affected Software

160 affected componentsFixes available

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-oem*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1086.93~20.04.1

5.15.0-1086.93~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1091.100~20.04.1

5.15.0-1091.100~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1085.94~20.04.1

5.15.0-1085.94~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1

5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1078.81~20.04.1

5.15.0-1078.81~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1

5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1

5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1

5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1

5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi2*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1081.85~20.04.1

5.15.0-1081.85~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*

ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-142.152

5.15.0-142.152

ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1086.93

5.15.0-1086.93

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1

6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1091.100

5.15.0-1091.100

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1

6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1091.100.1

5.15.0-1091.100.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1085.94

5.15.0-1085.94

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1

6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1083.89

5.15.0-1083.89

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1068.76

5.15.0-1068.76

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1

6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1078.81

5.15.0-1078.81

ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1

6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1081.87

5.15.0-1081.87

ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1082.87

5.15.0-1082.87

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-142.152

5.15.0-142.152

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1080.81

5.15.0-1080.81

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2

6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1039.39

5.15.0-1039.39

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1028.28

5.15.0-1028.28

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1083.89

5.15.0-1083.89

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1

6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1080.83

5.15.0-1080.83

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1

6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1050.54

5.15.0-1050.54

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1069.71

5.15.0-1069.71

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1079.81

5.15.0-1079.81

ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1086.95

5.15.0-1086.95

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1

6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1086.93+fips1

5.15.0-1086.93+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1091.100+fips1

5.15.0-1091.100+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-142.152+fips1

5.15.0-142.152+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1085.94+fips1

5.15.0-1085.94+fips1

ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-86.87

6.8.0-86.87

ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1041.43

6.8.0-1041.43

ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1041.47

6.8.0-1041.47

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11<6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1

6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia<6.8.0-1029.32

6.8.0-1029.32

ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1042.45

6.8.0-1042.45

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11<6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1

6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1038.43

6.8.0-1038.43

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1025.28

6.8.0-1025.28

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11<6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1

6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1039.39

6.8.0-1039.39

ubuntu/linux-intel*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-86.87.1

6.8.0-86.87.1

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11<6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2

6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1041.44

6.8.0-1041.44

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11<6.11.0-1012.12

6.11.0-1012.12

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1041.44.1

6.8.0-1041.44.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1012.12

6.8.0-1012.12

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11<6.11.0-1024.24

6.11.0-1024.24

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1038.39

6.8.0-1038.39

ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1041.45

6.8.0-1041.45

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1018.19

6.8.0-1018.19

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<6.8.0-1012.16

6.8.0-1012.16

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2032.33

6.8.0-2032.33

ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1036.37

6.8.1-1036.37

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<6.8.0-1041.43+fips1

6.8.0-1041.43+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<6.8.0-1044.50+fips1

6.8.0-1044.50+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-86.87+fips1

6.8.0-86.87+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<6.8.0-1042.45+fips1

6.8.0-1042.45+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-vmware*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 5.15.0-1086.93~20.04.1
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Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 5.15.0-1091.100~20.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1085.94~20.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1078.81~20.04.1
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Upgrade ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1
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Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1
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Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1
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Upgrade ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.85~20.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-142.152
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1086.93
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1091.100
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1091.100.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1085.94
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.89
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1068.76
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Fixed in 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1078.81
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.87
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1082.87
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Fixed in 5.15.0-142.152
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Fixed in 6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1080.81
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1039.39
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1028.28
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.89
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1080.83
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Fixed in 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1050.54
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1069.71
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.81
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1086.95
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Fixed in 6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1086.93+fips1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1091.100+fips1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-142.152+fips1
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Fixed in 5.15.0-1085.94+fips1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-86.87
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.43
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.47
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Fixed in 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.32
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1042.45
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Fixed in 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1038.43
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1025.28
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Fixed in 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1039.39
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Fixed in 6.8.0-86.87.1
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Fixed in 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.44
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Fixed in 6.11.0-1012.12
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.44.1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1012.12
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Fixed in 6.11.0-1024.24
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1038.39
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.45
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1018.19
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1012.16
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Fixed in 6.8.0-2032.33
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Fixed in 6.8.1-1036.37
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1041.43+fips1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1044.50+fips1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-86.87+fips1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1042.45+fips1
Configuration
Initialize default_config only after successful driver initialization to prevent vkms_exit() from accessing an uninitialized or freed pointer and causing a double free.
Linux kernel drm/vkms driver default_config initialization = Initialize only when driver initialization succeeds

Event History

Apr 16, 2025

CVE Published

via OSV·03:16 PM

Data Sourced

via OSV·03:16 PM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can exploit this issue?

An attacker needs local access and low privileges. The provided vector indicates no user interaction is required, and successful exploitation could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

When is the vulnerable code path reached?

The issue occurs when VKMS driver initialization fails. In that error path, cleanup can access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and may free it twice.

Which Ubuntu kernel packages are listed as affected?

The listed packages are ubuntu/linux-realtime, ubuntu/linux-azure, ubuntu/linux-gcp, ubuntu/linux-azure-fde, ubuntu/linux-gke, ubuntu/linux-gkeop, ubuntu/linux-riscv, and ubuntu/linux-aws-fips.

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22097: Use After Free

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Which Ubuntu kernel packages are listed as affected?

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Which Ubuntu kernel packages are listed as affected?