Resource management error in Linux kernel platform mellanox driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU108893

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-2025-37866

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 secure_boot_fuse_state_show() function in drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-bootctl.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 - 6.14.3

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e1dcc5bfd7a2896178c604bc69d6ab9650967da
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b129005ddfc0e6daf04a6d3b928a9e474f9b3918
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4

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.