Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23153

 

Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23153

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108396
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23153
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the crc_t10dif_arch() function in arch/arm/lib/crc-t10dif-glue.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-23153

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.14.3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1

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