Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23163
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108381
CSH Severity: 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-2025-23163
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 vlan_dev_open(), vlan_dev_stop() and vlan_dev_change_rx_flags() functions in net/8021q/vlan_dev.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/27b918007d96402aba10ed52a6af8015230f1793
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/299d7d27af6b5844cda06a0fdfa635705e1bc50f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/523fa0979d842443aa14b80002e45b471cbac137
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/538b43aa21e3b17c110104efd218b966d2eda5f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53fb25e90c0a503a17c639341ba5e755cb2feb5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8980018a9806743d9b80837330d46f06ecf78516
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32f1d4f1f4c9d978698f3c718621f6198f2e7ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1e3eeb037256a2f1206a8d69810ec47eb152026
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d537859e56bcc3091805c524484a4c85386b3cc8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.88