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Linux Linux — io_uring/futex: ensure io_futex_wait() cleans up properly on failure
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0019 9.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 194bb58c6090e39bd7d9b9c888a079213628e1f6 – —
Linux 6.7 – 6.12.44
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Sep 5 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-39698 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring/futex: ensure io_futex_wait() cleans up properly on failure
The io_futex_data is allocated upfront and assigned to the io_kiocb
async_data field, but the request isn't marked with REQ_F_ASYNC_DATA
at that point. Those two should always go together, as the flag tells
io_uring whether the field is valid or not.
Additionally, on failure cleanup, the futex handler frees the data but
does not clear ->async_data. Clear the data and the flag in the error
path as well.
Thanks to Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative and particularly ReDress for
reporting this.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 5, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-39698 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 194bb58c6090e39bd7d9b9c888a079213628e1f6 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.7 | 6.12.44 |
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