#VU105074 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21733
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105074
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-2025-21733
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 trace_sched_migrate_callback() and register_migration_monitor() functions in kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.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/b45707c3c0671d9c49fa7b94c197a508aa55d16f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3ff4245928f948f3eb2e852aa350b870421c358
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e482cecd2305be1e3e6a8ee70c9b86c511484f7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee8c4c39a8f97467d63adfe03bcd45139d8c8b53
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.78