#VU107786 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22021
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107786
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-2025-22021
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 nf_sk_lookup_slow_v6() function in net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_socket_ipv6.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/1ca2169cc19dca893c7aae6af122852097435d16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec43100f7123010730b7ddfc3d5c2eac19e70e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/221c27259324ec1404f028d4f5a0f2ae7f63ee23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb139e483f8cbe488d19d8c1135ac3615e2668c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41904cbb343d115931d6bf79aa2c815cac4ef72b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5251041573850e5020cd447374e23010be698898
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58ab63d3ded2ca6141357a2b24eee8453d0f871d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6488b96a79a26e19100ad872622f04e93b638d7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/932b32ffd7604fb00b5c57e239a3cc4d901ccf6e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.236
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.180
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.292
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.133
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.86