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High 1 exploited CVE ALSA-2025:15661 4 CVEs

Important: kernel security update

Published Sep 11, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error (CVE-2025-22097)
* kernel: scsi: lpfc: Use memcpy() for BIOS version (CVE-2025-38332)
* kernel: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() (CVE-2025-38352)
* kernel: drm/gem: Acquire references on GEM handles for framebuffers (CVE-2025-38449)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 76

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-abi-stablelists 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-cross-headers 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-uki-virt 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-doc 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-headers 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-tools 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-tools-libs 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-tools-libs-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-uki-virt 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-uki-virt-addons 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-devel 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 libperf 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 perf 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 python3-perf 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 rtla 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6
AlmaLinux · 9 rv 5.14.0-570.42.2.el9_6

Vulnerabilities 4

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2025-38352 Exploited Public exploit

    posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() If an exiting non-autoreaping task has already passed exit_notify() and calls handle_posix_cpu_timers() …

    Linux Linux linux-raspi2 linux-hwe Linux Debian Ubuntu
    KEV Sep 4, 2025
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2025-22097

    drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it mi…

    Linux Linux linux-raspi2 linux-hwe Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2025-38449

    drm/gem: Acquire references on GEM handles for framebuffers

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/gem: Acquire references on GEM handles for framebuffers A GEM handle can be released while the GEM buffer object is attached to a DRM framebuffer. This leads to the release of the dma-buf…

    Linux Linux linux-raspi2 linux-hwe Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2025-38332

    scsi: lpfc: Use memcpy() for BIOS version

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Use memcpy() for BIOS version The strlcat() with FORTIFY support is triggering a panic because it thinks the target buffer will overflow although the correct target buffer size is…

    Linux Linux linux-raspi2 linux-hwe Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22097
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38332
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38352
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38449
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2360223
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2379246
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2382581
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2383519
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-15661.html