Virtual Address Reuse LPE in Linux Kernel
CVE-2025-53185 Published on July 7, 2025
Virtual address reuse issue in the memory management module, which can be exploited by non-privileged users to access released memory Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-53185 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2025-53185 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-53185
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Affected Versions
Huawei HarmonyOS:- Version 4.2.0 is affected.
- Version 4.0.0 is affected.
- Version 14.0.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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