# CVE-2025-38014: dmaengine: idxd: Refactor remove call with idxd\_cleanup() helper

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Refactor remove call with idxd_cleanup() helper The idxd_cleanup() helper cleans up perfmon, interrupts, internals and so on. Refactor remove call with the idxd_cleanup() helper to avoid code duplication. Note, this also fixes the missing put_device() for idxd groups, enginces and wqs.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d530dd65f6f3c04bbf141702ecccd70170ed04ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23dc14c52d84b02b39d816bf16a754c0e7d48f9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7bd00f7e9bd075f3e4fbcc608d8ea445aed8692
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a409e919ca321cc0e28f8abf96fde299f0072a81

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