# CVE-2025-39698: io\_uring/futex: ensure io\_futex\_wait() cleans up properly on failure

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-05 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.7

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9f93172820a53ab42c4b0e5e65291f4f9d00ad2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d34c04152df517c59979b4bf2a47f491e06d3256
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/508c1314b342b78591f51c4b5dadee31a88335df
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-915/

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