#VU108354 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37760
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108354
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-2025-37760
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 vmg_adjust_set_range(), commit_merge(), vma_merge_existing_range(), vma_expand(), vma_modify() and VMG_VMA_STATE() functions in mm/vma.c, within the userfaultfd_clear_vma() and userfaultfd_register_range() functions in mm/userfaultfd.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.