Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: spinand: fix memory...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mtd: spinand: fix memory leak of ECC engine conf
Memory allocated for the ECC engine conf is not released during spinand
cleanup. Below kmemleak trace is seen for this memory leak:
unreferenced object 0xffffff80064f00e0 (size 8):
comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294937458
hex dump (first 8 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
backtrace (crc 0):
kmemleak_alloc+0x30/0x40
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x208/0x3c0
spinand_ondie_ecc_init_ctx+0x114/0x200
nand_ecc_init_ctx+0x70/0xa8
nanddev_ecc_engine_init+0xec/0x27c
spinand_probe+0xa2c/0x1620
spi_mem_probe+0x130/0x21c
spi_probe+0xf0/0x170
really_probe+0x17c/0x6e8
__driver_probe_device+0x17c/0x21c
driver_probe_device+0x58/0x180
__device_attach_driver+0x15c/0x1f8
bus_for_each_drv+0xec/0x150
__device_attach+0x188/0x24c
device_initial_probe+0x10/0x20
bus_probe_device+0x11c/0x160
Fix the leak by calling nanddev_ecc_engine_cleanup() inside
spinand_cleanup().
Impact
CVE-2025-38384 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
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Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38384? CVE-2025-38384 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38384? CVE-2025-38384 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38384? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38384 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38384 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38384 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38384 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.