CVE-2025-38396
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() and fix secretmem LSM bypass Export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() to allow KVM guest_memfd to create anonymous inodes with proper security context. This replaces the current pattern of calling alloc_anon_inode() followed by inode_init_security_anon() for creating security context manually. This change also fixes a security regression in secretmem where the S_PRIVATE flag was not cleared after alloc_anon_inode(), causing LSM/SELinux checks to be bypassed for secretmem file descriptors. As guest_memfd currently resides in the KVM module, we need to export this symbol for use outside the core kernel. In the future, guest_memfd might be moved to core-mm, at which point the symbols no longer would have to be exported. When/if that happens is still unclear.
How to fix
- linux linux_kernel6.1.146, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 6.0 ≤ v < 6.1.146, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.97, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.37, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.6, 6.16 | 6.1.146, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6 |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
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