CVE-2025-22071

low-risk
Published 2025-04-16

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spufs: fix a leak in spufs_create_context() Leak fixes back in 2008 missed one case - if we are trying to set affinity and spufs_mkdir() fails, we need to drop the reference to neighbor.

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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5cce3fc55b08ee4da3372baccf4bcd36a98396
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/239ea3c34673b3244a499fd65771c47e5bffcbb0
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/410c787d89c92df4215d7b1a338e2c1a8aba6b9b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a7448c83e117ed68597952ecaede1cebc4427a7
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a90b699844a5bb96961e5892e51cc59255444a3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/829bd6139968e2e759f3928cf65ad0db1e302fe3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a333f223e555d27609f8b45d75a08e8e1d36c432
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e72a0d75442237b6f3bcca10a7d81b89376d16
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d04600f43569d48262e1328eaa1592fcefa2c19c
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal