#VU104941 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21788

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#VU104941 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21788

Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104941
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21788
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the am65_cpsw_nuss_tx_cleanup(), am65_cpsw_build_skb() and am65_cpsw_nuss_rx_packets() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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