Resource management error in Linux kernel arm64 kernel

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU107787

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-2025-22013

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 kvm_arch_vcpu_load_fp() function in arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c, within the fpsimd_signal_preserve_current_state() function in arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.15 - 6.13.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79e140bba70bcacc5fe15bf8c0b958793fd7d56f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/806d5c1e1d2e5502175a24bf70f251648d99c36a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/900b444be493b7f404898c785d6605b177a093d0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbc7e61195e23f744814e78524b73b59faa54ab4
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.181
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.135
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.21
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.9
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.85

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.