#VU108216 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37744
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108216
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-2025-37744
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 ath12k_pci_remove() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.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/1b24394ed5c8a8d8f7b9e3aa9044c31495d46f2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb47b50926a5b9eef8c06506a14cdc0f3d95c53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52e3132e62c31b5ade43dc4495fa81175e6e8398
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb8f4c5f9c487d82a566672b5ed0c9f05e40659b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.12