SB2025050962 - Memory leak in Linux kernel dsa
Published: May 9, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050962
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37864)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the dsa_switch_parse() function in net/dsa/dsa.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7afb5fb42d4950f33af2732b8147c552659f79b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86c6613a69bca815f1865ed8cedfd4b9142621ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fcc1e6f808912977caf17366c625b95dc29ba4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99c50c98803425378e08a7394dc885506dc85f06
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4