CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39847

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a memory leak exists in pad_compress_skb(). If alloc_skb() fails, the function returns NULL without releasing the old skb, leading to a lost reference and memory leak because the caller does not free the original skb.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to cause a memory leak, potentially leading to resource exhaustion and denial of service over time.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Regular system updates are recommended.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: fix memory leak in pad_compress_skb If alloc_skb() fails in pad_compress_skb(), it returns NULL without releasing the old skb. The caller does: skb = pad_compress_skb(ppp, skb); if (!skb) goto drop; drop: kfree_skb(skb); When pad_compress_skb() returns NULL, the reference to the old skb is lost and kfree_skb(skb) ends up doing nothing, leading to a memory leak. Align pad_compress_skb() semantics with realloc(): only free the old skb if allocation and compression succeed. At the call site, use the new_skb variable so the original skb is not lost when pad_compress_skb() fails.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS