Resource management error in Linux kernel events

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU108895

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-2025-37878

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 inherit_event() function in kernel/events/core.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 - 6.14.4

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ba3a4ab76fd3367b9cb680cad70182c896c795c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fe9b92eede32574dbe05b5bdb6ad666b350bed0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90dc6c1e3b200812da8d0aa030e1b7fda8226d0e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb56cd11feabf99e08bc18960700a53322ffcea7
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.5

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.