CVE-2025-39951 - um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe

CVE-2025-39951 - um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe

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CVE ID : CVE-2025-39951
Published : 4. Oktober 2025 08:15 | 1 Stunde, 24 Minuten ago
Description : In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: virtio_uml: Fix use-after-free after put_device in probe When register_virtio_device() fails in virtio_uml_probe(), the code sets vu_dev->registered = 1 even though the device was not successfully registered. This can lead to use-after-free or other issues.
Severity: 0.0 | NA
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