SB20250619131 - Memory leak in Linux kernel dma idxd driver
Published: June 19, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250619131
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-2025-38015)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the idxd_alloc() function in drivers/dma/idxd/init.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/46a5cca76c76c86063000a12936f8e7875295838
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f005eb68890698e5abc6a3af04dab76f175c50c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64afd9a1f644b27661420257dcc007d5009c99dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e94a2c3e4c166cd2736ac225fba5889fb1e8ac0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/868dbce755ec92855362d213f47e045a8388361a