SB2025082093 - Resource management error in Linux kernel sunrpc
Published: August 20, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025082093
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-2025-38566)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the svc_tcp_sock_process_cmsg(), svc_tcp_read_msg() and svc_tcp_read_marker() functions in net/sunrpc/svcsock.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/25bb3647d30a20486b5fe7cff2b0e503c16c9692
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b549da875414989f480b66835d514be80a0bd9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b33c31cc788073bfbed9297e1f4486ed73d87da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1df394621710b312f0393e3f240fdac0764f968
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee47cb026e762841f3faece47b51f985e215edb