SB20250520125 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm v3d driver
Published: May 20, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250520125
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-2025-37951)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the v3d_gpu_reset_for_timeout(), v3d_cl_job_timedout() and v3d_csd_job_timedout() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.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/12125f7d9c15e6d8ac91d10373b2db2f17dcf767
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35e4079bf1a2570abffce6ababa631afcf8ea0e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/422a8b10ba42097a704d6909ada2956f880246f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5235b56b7e5449d990d21d78723b1a5e7bb5738e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f162727b91e480656da1876247a91f651f76de