SB2025052169 - Resource management error in Linux kernel x86 mm
Published: May 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025052169
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37964)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the switch_mm_irqs_off() and should_flush_tlb() functions in arch/x86/mm/tlb.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/02ad4ce144bd27f71f583f667fdf3b3ba0753477
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12f703811af043d32b1c8a30001b2fa04d5cd0ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/399ec9ca8fc4999e676ff89a90184ec40031cf59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d41072906abec8bb8e01ed16afefbaa558908c89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d87392094f96e162fa5fa5a8640d70cc0952806f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fea4e317f9e7e1f449ce90dedc27a2d2a95bee5a