#VU103751 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21690
Published: February 10, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103751
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21690
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the dev_warn() and storvsc_on_io_completion() functions in drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d1ebdab9ccb73c952e1666a8a80abd194dbc55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/088bde862f8d3d0fc52e40e66a0484a246837087
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/182a4b7c731e95c08cb47f14b87a272b6ab2b2da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81d4dd05c412ba04f9f6b85b718e6da833be290c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f0af1bafef33b3e2aa8c3a4ef44db48df9b0ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2138eab8cde61e0e6f62d0713e45202e8457d6d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.178
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.128
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.75