#VU108334 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37774
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108334
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-2025-37774
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 error handling within the handle_failed_objexts_alloc(), need_slab_obj_ext() and allocate_slab() functions in mm/slub.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/28bef6622a1a874fe63aceeb0c684fab75afb3ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8baa747193591410a853bac9c3710142dfa4937b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2f5819b6ed357c0c350c0616b6b9f38be59adf6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.25
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4