Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38024
kernel: Linux kernel: RDMA/rxe use-after-free vulnerability leading to potential arbitrary code execution
Published Jun 18, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38024. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.22%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.6.92
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in rxe_queue_cleanup bug Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x7d/0xa0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xcf/0x610 mm/kasan/report.c:489 kasan_report+0xb5/0xe0 mm/kasan/report.c:602 rxe_queue_cleanup+0xd0/0xe0 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_queue.c:195 rxe_cq_cleanup+0x3f/0x50 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_cq.c:132 __rxe_cleanup+0x168/0x300 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c:232 rxe_create_cq+0x22e
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- vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.6.92patch: 6.6.92
How to fix CVE-2025-38024
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38024. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux patch: 6.6.92 patch: 6.6.92. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in rxe_queue_cleanup bug Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x7d/0xa0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xcf/0x610 mm/kasan/report.c:489 kasan_report+0xb5/0xe0 mm/kasan/report.c:602 rxe_queue_cleanup+0x
Sep 11, 2026 · CSAF Advisories
Detected
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) subsystem, specifically within the component. This use-after-free vulnerability occurs in the function. When the function fails, the subsequent call to attempts to free memory resources that have already been released, leading to memory corruption. A local attacker with high privileges could exploit this flaw to cause a deni
Sources
- CSAF AdvisoriesVendor advisoryRHSA-2026:9870:CVE-2025-38024
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) subsystem, specifically within the component. This use-after-free vulnerability occurs in the function. When the function fails, the subsequent call to attempts to free memory resources that have already be
security.access.redhat.com - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38024
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-38024
30-day exploitation probability 0.22%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-27876
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in rxe_queue_cleanup bug Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x7d/0xa0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
- EUVD record · euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
- EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
- EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
- EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
- EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
- EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
- EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
- EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
- Red Hat CSAF advisory · security.access.redhat.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.