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CVE-2025-40037

fbdev: simplefb: Fix use after free in simplefb_detach_genpds()

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: simplefb: Fix use after free in simplefb_detach_genpds() The pm_domain cleanup can not be devres managed as it uses struct
simplefb_par which is allocated within struct fb_info by
framebuffer_alloc(). This allocation is explicitly freed by
unregister_framebuffer() in simplefb_remove().
Devres managed cleanup runs after the device remove call and thus can no
longer access struct simplefb_par.
Call simplefb_detach_genpds() explicitly from simplefb_destroy() like
the cleanup functions for clocks and regulators. Fixes an use after free on M2 Mac mini during
aperture_remove_conflicting_devices() using the downstream asahi kernel
with Debian's kernel config. For unknown reasons this started to
consistently dereference an invalid pointer in v6.16.3 based kernels. [ 6.736134] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in simplefb_detach_genpds+0x58/0x220
[ 6.743545] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8000304743f0 by task (udev-worker)/227
[ 6.750697]
[ 6.752182] CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 227 Comm: (udev-worker) Tainted: G S 6.16.3-asahi+ #16 PREEMPTLAZY
[ 6.752186] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC
[ 6.752187] Hardware name: Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023) (DT)
[ 6.752189] Call trace:
[ 6.752190] show_stack+0x34/0x98 (C)
[ 6.752194] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x80
[ 6.752197] print_report+0x17c/0x4d8
[ 6.752201] kasan_report+0xb4/0x100
[ 6.752206] __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x20/0x30
[ 6.752209] simplefb_detach_genpds+0x58/0x220
[ 6.752213] devm_action_release+0x50/0x98
[ 6.752216] release_nodes+0xd0/0x2c8
[ 6.752219] devres_release_all+0xfc/0x178
[ 6.752221] device_unbind_cleanup+0x28/0x168
[ 6.752224] device_release_driver_internal+0x34c/0x470
[ 6.752228] device_release_driver+0x20/0x38
[ 6.752231] bus_remove_device+0x1b0/0x380
[ 6.752234] device_del+0x314/0x820
[ 6.752238] platform_device_del+0x3c/0x1e8
[ 6.752242] platform_device_unregister+0x20/0x50
[ 6.752246] aperture_detach_platform_device+0x1c/0x30
[ 6.752250] aperture_detach_devices+0x16c/0x290
[ 6.752253] aperture_remove_conflicting_devices+0x34/0x50
...
[ 6.752343]
[ 6.967409] Allocated by task 62:
[ 6.970724] kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x70
[ 6.974560] kasan_save_track+0x20/0x40
[ 6.978397] kasan_save_alloc_info+0x40/0x58
[ 6.982670] __kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0xd8
[ 6.986420] __kmalloc_noprof+0x194/0x540
[ 6.990432] framebuffer_alloc+0xc8/0x130
[ 6.994444] simplefb_probe+0x258/0x2378
...
[ 7.054356]
[ 7.055838] Freed by task 227:
[ 7.058891] kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x70
[ 7.062727] kasan_save_track+0x20/0x40
[ 7.066565] kasan_save_free_info+0x4c/0x80
[ 7.070751] __kasan_slab_free+0x6c/0xa0
[ 7.074675] kfree+0x10c/0x380
[ 7.077727] framebuffer_release+0x5c/0x90
[ 7.081826] simplefb_destroy+0x1b4/0x2c0
[ 7.085837] put_fb_info+0x98/0x100
[ 7.089326] unregister_framebuffer+0x178/0x320
[ 7.093861] simplefb_remove+0x3c/0x60
[ 7.097611] platform_remove+0x60/0x98
[ 7.101361] device_remove+0xb8/0x160
[ 7.105024] device_release_driver_internal+0x2fc/0x470
[ 7.110256] device_release_driver+0x20/0x38
[ 7.114529] bus_remove_device+0x1b0/0x380
[ 7.118628] device_del+0x314/0x820
[ 7.122116] platform_device_del+0x3c/0x1e8
[ 7.126302] platform_device_unregister+0x20/0x50
[ 7.131012] aperture_detach_platform_device+0x1c/0x30
[ 7.136157] aperture_detach_devices+0x16c/0x290
[ 7.140779] aperture_remove_conflicting_devices+0x34/0x50
...

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: simplefb: Fix use after free in simplefb_detach_genpds() The pm_domain cleanup can not be devres managed as it uses struct simplefb_par which is allocated within struct fb_info by framebuffer_alloc(). This allocation is explicitly freed by unregister_framebuffer() in simplefb_remove(). Devres managed cleanup runs after the device remove call and thus can no longer access struct simplefb_par. Call simplefb_detach_genpds() explicitly from simplefb_destroy() like the cleanup functions for clocks and regulators. Fixes an use after free on M2 Mac mini during aperture_remove_conflicting_devices() using the downstream asahi kernel with Debian's kernel config. For unknown reasons this started to consistently dereference an invalid pointer in v6.16.3 based kernels. [ 6.736134] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in simplefb_detach_genpds+0x58/0x220 [ 6.743545] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8000304743f0 by task (udev-worker)/227 [ 6.750697] [ 6.752182] CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 227 Comm: (udev-worker) Tainted: G S 6.16.3-asahi+ #16 PREEMPTLAZY [ 6.752186] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC [ 6.752187] Hardware name: Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023) (DT) [ 6.752189] Call trace: [ 6.752190] show_stack+0x34/0x98 (C) [ 6.752194] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x80 [ 6.752197] print_report+0x17c/0x4d8 [ 6.752201] kasan_report+0xb4/0x100 [ 6.752206] __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x20/0x30 [ 6.752209] simplefb_detach_genpds+0x58/0x220 [ 6.752213] devm_action_release+0x50/0x98 [ 6.752216] release_nodes+0xd0/0x2c8 [ 6.752219] devres_release_all+0xfc/0x178 [ 6.752221] device_unbind_cleanup+0x28/0x168 [ 6.752224] device_release_driver_internal+0x34c/0x470 [ 6.752228] device_release_driver+0x20/0x38 [ 6.752231] bus_remove_device+0x1b0/0x380 [ 6.752234] device_del+0x314/0x820 [ 6.752238] platform_device_del+0x3c/0x1e8 [ 6.752242] platform_device_unregister+0x20/0x50 [ 6.752246] aperture_detach_platform_device+0x1c/0x30 [ 6.752250] aperture_detach_devices+0x16c/0x290 [ 6.752253] aperture_remove_conflicting_devices+0x34/0x50 ... [ 6.752343] [ 6.967409] Allocated by task 62: [ 6.970724] kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x70 [ 6.974560] kasan_save_track+0x20/0x40 [ 6.978397] kasan_save_alloc_info+0x40/0x58 [ 6.982670] __kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0xd8 [ 6.986420] __kmalloc_noprof+0x194/0x540 [ 6.990432] framebuffer_alloc+0xc8/0x130 [ 6.994444] simplefb_probe+0x258/0x2378 ... [ 7.054356] [ 7.055838] Freed by task 227: [ 7.058891] kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x70 [ 7.062727] kasan_save_track+0x20/0x40 [ 7.066565] kasan_save_free_info+0x4c/0x80 [ 7.070751] __kasan_slab_free+0x6c/0xa0 [ 7.074675] kfree+0x10c/0x380 [ 7.077727] framebuffer_release+0x5c/0x90 [ 7.081826] simplefb_destroy+0x1b4/0x2c0 [ 7.085837] put_fb_info+0x98/0x100 [ 7.089326] unregister_framebuffer+0x178/0x320 [ 7.093861] simplefb_remove+0x3c/0x60 [ 7.097611] platform_remove+0x60/0x98 [ 7.101361] device_remove+0xb8/0x160 [ 7.105024] device_release_driver_internal+0x2fc/0x470 [ 7.110256] device_release_driver+0x20/0x38 [ 7.114529] bus_remove_device+0x1b0/0x380 [ 7.118628] device_del+0x314/0x820 [ 7.122116] platform_device_del+0x3c/0x1e8 [ 7.126302] platform_device_unregister+0x20/0x50 [ 7.131012] aperture_detach_platform_device+0x1c/0x30 [ 7.136157] aperture_detach_devices+0x16c/0x290 [ 7.140779] aperture_remove_conflicting_devices+0x34/0x50 ...

These are all security issues fixed in the kernel-devel-6.17.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-10-28 CVE Published
  • 2025-11-29 EPSS Updated
  • 2025-12-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux
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>= 6.8 < 6.17.3
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Linux
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>= 6.8 < 6.18
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