SB2025070414 - Memory leak in Linux kernel phy mscc driver
Published: July 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025070414
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-2025-38148)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the vsc85xx_txtstamp() function in drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_ptp.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/0b40aeaf83ca04d4c9801e235b7533400c8b5f17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66abe22017522dd56b820e41ca3a5b131a637001
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/846992645b25ec4253167e3f931e4597eb84af56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdbabd316c5a4a9b0fda6aafe491e2db17fbb95d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db2a12ddd3a31f668137ff6a4befc1343c79cbc4