Resource management error in Linux kernel spi driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU108892

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-2025-37842

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 fsl_qspi_cleanup(), fsl_qspi_probe(), fsl_qspi_remove() and module_platform_driver() functions in drivers/spi/spi-fsl-qspi.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 - 6.14.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40369bfe717e96e26650eeecfa5a6363563df6e4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/439688dbe82baa10d4430dc3252bb5ef1183a171
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9bfb3a5f6f616f3eb7665c8ff3bcb9760ae33c8
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.3

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.