#VU107648 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22071
Published: April 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107648
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-2025-22071
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 memory leak within the spufs_create_context() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.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/0f5cce3fc55b08ee4da3372baccf4bcd36a98396
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/239ea3c34673b3244a499fd65771c47e5bffcbb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/410c787d89c92df4215d7b1a338e2c1a8aba6b9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a7448c83e117ed68597952ecaede1cebc4427a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a90b699844a5bb96961e5892e51cc59255444a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/829bd6139968e2e759f3928cf65ad0db1e302fe3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a333f223e555d27609f8b45d75a08e8e1d36c432
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e72a0d75442237b6f3bcca10a7d81b89376d16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d04600f43569d48262e1328eaa1592fcefa2c19c