SB2025111340 - Resource management error in Linux kernel squashfs
Published: November 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025111340
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-2025-40200)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the squashfs_read_inode() function in fs/squashfs/inode.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/2871c74caa3f4f05b429e6bfefebac62dbf1b408
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54170057a5fadd24a37b70de41e61d39284d9bd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8118f66124895829443d09c207e654adcb2f9321
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/875fb3f87ae0225b881319ba016a1a8c4ffd5812
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c7aad76751816207fee556d44aa88a710824810
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f1c14c1de1bdde395f6cc893efa4f80a2ae3b2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f271155ff31aca8ef82c61c8df23ca97e9a77dd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbfc745db628de31f5c089147deeb87e95b89e66