#VU107747 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22053
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107747
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-2025-22053
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the veth_pool_store() function in drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.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/053f3ff67d7feefc75797863f3d84b47ad47086f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2470e3ecde64fc7e3781dc474923193621ae67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e458c292f4c687dcf5aad32dd4836d03cd2191f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86cc70f5c85dc09bf7f3e1eee380eefe73c90765
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a88bb092f4208355880b9fdcc69d491aa297595
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.23