CVE-2025-38582 RDMA/hns: Fix double destruction of rsv_qp
A double destruction of a reserved queue pair in the Linux kernel RDMA driver can cause memory corruption and system crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
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- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-38582?
CVE-2025-38582 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Aug 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:
RDMA/hns: Fix double destruction of rsv_qp
rsv_qp may be double destroyed in error flow, first in free_mr_init(), and then in hns_roce_exit(). Fix it by moving the free_mr_init() call into hns_roce_v2_init().
list_del corruption, ffff589732eb9b50->next is LIST_POISON1 (dead000000000100) WARNING: CPU: 8 PID: 1047115 at lib/list_debug.c:53 __list_del_entry_valid+0x148/0x240 ... Call trace: __list_del_entry_valid+0x148/0x240 hns_roce_qp_remove+0x4c/0x3f0 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_v2_destroy_qp_common+0x1dc/0x5f4 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_v2_destroy_qp+0x22c/0x46c [hns_roce_hw_v2] free_mr_exit+0x6c/0x120 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_v2_exit+0x170/0x200 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_exit+0x118/0x350 [hns_roce_hw_v2] __hns_roce_hw_v2_init_instance+0x1c8/0x304 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_hw_v2_reset_notify_init+0x170/0x21c [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_hw_v2_reset_notify+0x6c/0x190 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hclge_notify_roce_client+0x6c/0x160 [hclge] hclge_reset_rebuild+0x150/0x5c0 [hclge] hclge_reset+0x10c/0x140 [hclge] hclge_reset_subtask+0x80/0x104 [hclge] hclge_reset_service_task+0x168/0x3ac [hclge] hclge_service_task+0x50/0x100 [hclge] process_one_work+0x250/0x9a0 worker_thread+0x324/0x990 kthread+0x190/0x210 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-38582?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38582?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-38582 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-38582 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-38582, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38582, GHSA-5569-859r-969g, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-38582, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2025-38582, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-38582 and 1 more.