Memory leak in Linux kernel drm v3d driver

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU109495

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-2025-37951

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

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

External links

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

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.