Memory Leak Affecting libperf package, versions <0:5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-LIBPERF-17234323
  • published8 Jun 2026
  • disclosed19 May 2026

Introduced: 19 May 2026

CVE-2025-38015  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 libperf to version 0:5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:18587.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libperf package and not the libperf 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:

dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc

Memory allocated for idxd is not freed if an error occurs during idxd_alloc(). To fix it, free the allocated memory in the reverse order of allocation before exiting the function in case of an error.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1