SB2025081843 - Improper locking in Linux kernel kasan
Published: August 18, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025081843
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) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38510)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the init_task_stack_addr() and print_address_description() functions in mm/kasan/report.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/0c3566d831def922cd56322c772a7b20d8b0e0c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d89dab1ea6086e6cbe6fe92531b496fb6808cb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/595f78d99b9051600233c0a5c4c47e1097e6ed01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee9b3d84775944fb8c8a447961cd01274ac671c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8377d7744bdce5c4b3f1b58924eebd3fdc078dfc