Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23135
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107775
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-23135
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 module_init() function in arch/riscv/kvm/main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-23135
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1521cc04f0b6e737ff30105aa57fa9dde8493231
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1edb2de48616b11ee05e9a65d74c70abcb6d9939
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d117e67f318303f6ab699a5511d1fac3f170545
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2