CVE-2025-38396
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2025
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
fs: export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() and fix secretmem LSM bypass
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() and fix secretmem LSM bypass Export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() to allow KVM guest_memfd to create anonymous inodes with proper security context. This replaces the current pattern of calling alloc_anon_inode() followed by inode_init_security_anon() for creating security context manually. This change also fixes a security regression in secretmem where the S_PRIVATE flag was not cleared after alloc_anon_inode(), causing LSM/SELinux checks to be bypassed for secretmem file descriptors. As guest_memfd currently resides in the KVM module, we need to export this symbol for use outside the core kernel. In the future, guest_memfd might be moved to core-mm, at which point the symbols no longer would have to be exported. When/if that happens is still unclear.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2bfe15c5261212130f1a71f32a300bcf426443d4 | affected | git | 66d29d757c968d2bee9124816da5d718eb352959 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2bfe15c5261212130f1a71f32a300bcf426443d4 | affected | git | e3eed01347721cd7a8819568161c91d538fbf229 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2bfe15c5261212130f1a71f32a300bcf426443d4 | affected | git | f94c422157f3e43dd31990567b3e5d54b3e5b32b | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2bfe15c5261212130f1a71f32a300bcf426443d4 | affected | git | 6ca45ea48530332a4ba09595767bd26d3232743b | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2bfe15c5261212130f1a71f32a300bcf426443d4 | affected | git | cbe4134ea4bc493239786220bd69cb8a13493190 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.0 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.1.146 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.97 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.37 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.15.6 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.15.* | None listed |
| 6.16 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |