CVE-2025-39877

mm/damon/sysfs: fix use-after-free in state_show()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 23, 2025 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/sysfs: fix use-after-free in state_show() state_show() reads kdamond->damon_ctx without holding damon_sysfs_lock. This allows a use-after-free race: CPU 0 CPU 1 ----- ----- state_show() damon_sysfs_turn_damon_on() ctx = kdamond->damon_ctx; mutex_lock(&damon_sysfs_lock); damon_destroy_ctx(kdamond->damon_ctx); kdamond->damon_ctx = NULL; mutex_unlock(&damon_sysfs_lock); damon_is_running(ctx); /* ctx is freed */ mutex_lock(&ctx->kdamond_lock); /* UAF */ (The race can also occur with damon_sysfs_kdamonds_rm_dirs() and damon_sysfs_kdamond_release(), which free or replace the context under damon_sysfs_lock.) Fix by taking damon_sysfs_lock before dereferencing the context, mirroring the locking used in pid_show(). The bug has existed since state_show() first accessed kdamond->damon_ctx.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.18 ≤ v < 6.1.1536.13 ≤ v < 6.16.86.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1076.7 ≤ v < 6.12.485.186.176.17 rc16.17 rc26.17 rc36.17 rc46.17 rc5a61ea561c87139992fe32afdee48a6f6b85d824a
Vendor states this is fixed in 26d29b2ac87a2989071755f9828ebf839b560d4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3260a3f0828e06f5f13fac69fb1999a6d60d9cff (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3858c44341ad49dc7544b19cc9f9ecffaa7cc50e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4e87f461d61959647464a94d11ae15c011be58ce (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 60d7a3d2b985a395318faa1d88da6915fad11c19 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.153 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.48 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.107 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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