#VU105160 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21818
Published: February 28, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105160
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-2025-21818
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 SYM_FUNC_START() function in arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S. 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/23f6f420cd727d641f95478fcf3bbbee41e4e5d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/242f7584da3ad041a9db809d33d27a8be8eccc29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4890a0858c09d96f3234a8f94663de80a7201bc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/522d726824cc570e0b6bf0b3af4d5a826f1b17c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a5cfd2320966f40fe049a9855f8787f0126825
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.235
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.179
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.129
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.78