Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-38409

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/msm: Fix another leak in the submit error path

put_unused_fd() doesn't free the installed file, if we've already done fd_install(). So we need to also free the sync_file.

Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/653583/

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Affected products

121

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel5 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.12,<6.1.144
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 3.12
osv-coords115 versions
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pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 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pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 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pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
>= 3.12.0, < 6.1.144+ 114 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.12.0, < 6.1.144
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1.150700.17.9.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1.21.10
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1.21.10
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/00b3401f692082ddf6342500d1be25560bba46d4nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d3819b0b9173e31b84d662a592af8bad351427nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f6ce8433a9035b0aa810e1f5b708e9dc1c367b0nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c40ad1c04d306f7fde26337fdcf8a5979657d93fnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f681c2aa8676a890eacc84044717ab0fd26e058fnvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory

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