CVE-2025-38079 Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.66.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-PERF-11508799
  • published8 Aug 2025
  • disclosed11 Aug 2025

Introduced: 8 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-38079  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-553.66.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:12752.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept

If accept(2) is called on socket type algif_hash with MSG_MORE flag set and crypto_ahash_import fails, sk2 is freed. However, it is also freed in af_alg_release, leading to slab-use-after-free error.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1