Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37872
Published: May 9, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108855
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-2025-37872
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 memory leak within the txgbe_probe() and wx_clear_interrupt_scheme() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37872
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635863d93deb8e352d63a8eba852efeaf1ac3539
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/837197a722919f5b0eeb967fe7cb0cc1e83173b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2727326d0a53709380aa147018085d71a6d4843
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.25
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4