CVE-2025-38131

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Al habilitar la configuraci\u00f3n activa mediante cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config(), esta podr\u00eda desactivarse mediante la interfaz sysfs de configfs. Esto podr\u00eda generar un problema de UAF en el siguiente escenario: CPU0 CPU1 (habilitaci\u00f3n sysfs) carga el m\u00f3dulo cscfg_load_config_sets() activa la configuraci\u00f3n. // sysfs (sys_active_cnt == 1) ... cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config() lock(csdev->cscfg_csdev_lock) // aqu\u00ed carga la configuraci\u00f3n activada por CPU1 unlock(csdev->cscfg_csdev_lock) desactiva la configuraci\u00f3n // sysfs (sys_activec_cnt == 0) cscfg_unload_config_sets() descarga el m\u00f3dulo // acceso a config_desc que se liber\u00f3 // mientras se descargaba el m\u00f3dulo. cscfg_csdev_enable_config Para solucionar esto, utilice active_cnt de cscfg_config_desc como un recuento de referencia que se mantendr\u00e1 cuando: - active la configuraci\u00f3n. - habilite la configuraci\u00f3n activada y coloque la referencia del m\u00f3dulo cuando config_active_cnt == 0."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38131", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:16:07.113", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2025-07-03T09:15:27.430", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31028812724cef7bd57a51525ce58a32a6d73b22"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/408c97c4a5e0b634dcd15bf8b8808b382e888164"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3b4efa2e623aecaebd7c9b9e4171f5c659e9724"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfe8224c9c7a43d356eb9f74b06868aa05f90223"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed42ee1ed05ff2f4c36938379057413a40c56680"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-416"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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