Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37814
Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108823
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-2025-37814
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
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 set_selection_user() function in drivers/tty/vt/selection.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37814
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f021bc0083b96125fdbed6a60d7b4396c4d6dac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b50c9c97db953de756a39af83d4be4d7f618aa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee6a44da3c87cf64d67dd02be8c0127a5bf56175
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.5