CVE-2025-37845: Linux kernel · tracing: fprobe events: Fix possible UAF on modules
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:20 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability is available as indicated by the vendor's commit that restores the proper reference counting. Users should apply the official Linux kernel patches that address this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, system administrators must update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this fix to mitigate the vulnerability.
Description
CVE-2025-37845 is a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability in the Linux kernel's tracing subsystem related to fprobe events. The issue arises from improper handling of module reference counts, where a module can be unloaded before a reference is safely acquired, potentially leading to access of freed memory. This vulnerability has been fixed by restoring the call to try_module_get() in the appropriate callback to ensure the module is properly referenced and not freed prematurely.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37845 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/626f01f4d26e8cf92e69c1df53036153c8e98a20 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/868df4eb784c3ccc7e4340a9ea993cbbedca167e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a27d2de2472b1cc7d582ab405d1d5832a80481de (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd941507a9486252d6fcf11814387666792020f3 (opens in a new tab)