SB2025022780 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel arm64 kernel
Published: February 27, 2025 Updated: April 28, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022780
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21785)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the populate_cache_leaves() function in arch/arm64/kernel/cacheinfo.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff25f0b18d1d0174c105e4620428bcdc1213860
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b99a2b5811df4294c2ad50f9bff3b6a08bd618
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/715eb1af64779e1b1aa0a7b2ffb81414d9f708e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/875d742cf5327c93cba1f11e12b08d3cce7a88d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab90894f33c15b14c1cee6959ab6c8dcb09127f8