Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23154

 

Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23154

Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108382
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-23154
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability 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 io_sendmsg_prep() function in io_uring/net.c, within the ~() function in io_uring/io_uring.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-23154

Install update from vendor's website.

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