#VU107689 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22079
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107689
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-2025-22079
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the __ocfs2_find_path() function in fs/ocfs2/alloc.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/11e24802e73362aa2948ee16b8fb4e32635d5b2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17c99ab3db2ba74096d36c69daa6e784e98fc0b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d012ba4404a0bb517658699ba85e6abda386dc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49d2a2ea9d30991bae82107f9523915b91637683
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/538ed8b049ef801a86c543433e5061a91cc106e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a406aff8c05115119127c962cbbbbd202e1973ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b942f88fe7d2d789e51c5c30a675fa1c126f5a6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e95d97c9c8cd0c239b7b59c79be0f6a9dcf7905c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef34840bda333fe99bafbd2d73b70ceaaf9eba66
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.292