Advisory Details

September 24th, 2025

Linux Kernel io_uring Futex Request Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-25-915
ZDI-CAN-27561

CVE ID CVE-2025-39698
CVSS SCORE 8.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Kernel
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the the io_uring subsystem. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Linux has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/io_uring/futex.c?id=508c1314b342b78591f51c4b5dadee31a88335df
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2025-08-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2025-09-24 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2025-09-24 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT ReDress
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