CVE-2025-38014 dmaengine: idxd: Refactor remove call with idxd_cleanup() helper
A refactoring in the Linux kernel idxd driver fixes a missing put_device call, preventing potential resource leaks or reference counting issues.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-38014?
CVE-2025-38014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: idxd: Refactor remove call with idxd_cleanup() helper
The idxd_cleanup() helper cleans up perfmon, interrupts, internals and so on. Refactor remove call with the idxd_cleanup() helper to avoid code duplication. Note, this also fixes the missing put_device() for idxd groups, enginces and wqs.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-38014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38014?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-38014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-38014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-38014, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38014, GHSA-vwcw-f8wh-8pv7, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-38014, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-38014, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-38014 and 2 more.