Use After Free Affecting kernel-debug-devel-matched package, versions <0:5.14.0-611.45.1.el9_7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELDEBUGDEVELMATCHED-15922892
  • published7 Apr 2026
  • disclosed30 Mar 2026

Introduced: 30 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2025-38180  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-debug-devel-matched to version 0:5.14.0-611.45.1.el9_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:6153.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel-matched package and not the kernel-debug-devel-matched package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

net: atm: fix /proc/net/atm/lec handling

/proc/net/atm/lec must ensure safety against dev_lec[] changes.

It appears it had dev_put() calls without prior dev_hold(), leading to imbalance and UAF.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1