#VU109489 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37980
Published: May 20, 2025 / Updated: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109489
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-2025-37980
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 memory leak within the blk_debugfs_remove() function in block/blk-sysfs.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/40f2eb9b531475dd01b683fdaf61ca3cfd03a51e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e43134ddda35949974be40520460a12dda3502
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549cbbd14bbec12469ceb279b79c763c8a24224e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a7bb2708f7c7c5b366d4e40916113168a3824c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4