CVE-2025-38289: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Avoid potential ndlp use-after-free in dev_loss_tmo_callbk Smatch detected a potential use-after-free of an ndlp oject in dev_loss_tmo_callbk during driver unload or fatal error handling. Fix by reordering code to avoid potential use-after-free if initial nodelist reference has been previously removed.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 6.12.5, before 6.12.37 (fixed in 6.12.37); from 6.13, before 6.15.3 (fixed in 6.15.3)

Published 2025-07-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.