#VU108895 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37878
Published: May 9, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108895
Vulnerability risk: 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-2025-37878
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 inherit_event() function in kernel/events/core.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/0ba3a4ab76fd3367b9cb680cad70182c896c795c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fe9b92eede32574dbe05b5bdb6ad666b350bed0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90dc6c1e3b200812da8d0aa030e1b7fda8226d0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb56cd11feabf99e08bc18960700a53322ffcea7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.5