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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2025-38418)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 296046

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-38418 advisory.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: core: Release rproc->clean_table after rproc_attach() fails When rproc->state = RPROC_DETACHED is attached to remote processor through rproc_attach(), if rproc_handle_resources() returns failure, then the clean table should be released, otherwise the following memory leak will occur. unreferenced object 0xffff000086a99800 (size 1024): comm kworker/u12:3, pid 59, jiffies 4294893670 (age 121.140s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 ............ 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ............ backtrace: [<000000008bbe4ca8>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0x98/0x3fc [<000000003b8a272b>]
 __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x13c/0x230 [<000000007a507c51>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x5c/0x260 [<0000000037818dae>] kmemdup+0x34/0x60 [<00000000610f7f57>] rproc_boot+0x35c/0x56c [<0000000065f8871a>] rproc_add+0x124/0x17c [<00000000497416ee>] imx_rproc_probe+0x4ec/0x5d4 [<000000003bcaa37d>] platform_probe+0x68/0xd8 [<00000000771577f9>] really_probe+0x110/0x27c [<00000000531fea59>]
 __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x12c [<0000000080036a04>] driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x118 [<000000007e0bddcb>]
 __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0xf8 [<000000000cf1fa33>] bus_for_each_drv+0x84/0xe4 [<000000001a53b53e>]
 __device_attach+0xfc/0x18c [<00000000d1a2a32c>] device_initial_probe+0x14/0x20 [<00000000d8f8b7ae>] bus_probe_device+0xb0/0xb4 unreferenced object 0xffff0000864c9690 (size 16): (CVE-2025-38418)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38418

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 296046

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2025-38418.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38418

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-gpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-docs, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-sound, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-intree-amdgpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38418