linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: simplefb: Fix use after free in simplefb_...
CVE-2025-40037 is fixed in 53 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40037, released October 28, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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 ...
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1 | Nov 18, 2025 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1.150700.17.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_6 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1 | Nov 19, 2025 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1 | Nov 18, 2025 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1 | Nov 18, 2025 |
| kernel-uek · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-28040 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.57-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40037 | Oct 28, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40037 | Oct 28, 2025 |
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