Resource management error in Linux kernel net vmxnet3 driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU107776

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22106

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the vmxnet3_rq_cleanup() and vmxnet3_rq_destroy() functions in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.14 - 6.14.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dd765fae295832934bf28e45dd5a355e0891ed4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9908541a9e235b7c5e2fbdd59910eaf9c32c3075
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.