#VU106854 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21894
Published: April 2, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106854
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-2025-21894
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 enetc_set_coalesce() and enetc_get_ts_info() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c, within the enetc_hwtstamp_set() function in drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.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/1748531839298ab7be682155f6cd98ae04773e6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d9634211121700568d0e3635ebdd5df06d20440
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c393efd7420cc994864d059fcc6219bfd7cb840
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a562d0c4a893eae3ea51d512c4d90ab858a6b7ec
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.83