SB2025072702 - Memory leak in Linux kernel md driver
Published: July 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025072702
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-2025-38444)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the raid10_read_request() and raid10_write_request() functions in drivers/md/raid10.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/10c6021a609deb95f23f0cc2f89aa9d4bffb14c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2941155d9a5ae098b480d551f3a5f8605d4f9af5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43806c3d5b9bb7d74ba4e33a6a8a41ac988bde24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fc3d7b23d139e3cbc944c15d99b3cdbed797d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af149ca9d0dab6e59e813519d309eff62499864
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7bcd9f617e4107ac0813c516e72e6b8f6029bd