#VU109490 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37982
Published: May 20, 2025 / Updated: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109490
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-2025-37982
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 wl1251_tx_work() function in drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/tx.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/13c9744c1bcdb5de4e7dc1a78784788ecec52add
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2996144be660d930d5e394652abe08fe89dbe00e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a43fd36710669d67dbb5c16287a58412582ca26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f224009ce1e44805e6ff3ffc2a06af9c1c3c5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a90c29d0204c5ffc45b43b4eced6eef0e19a33a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fd4b9551af214d037fbc9d8e179840b8b917841
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f0dc96de03ffeefc2a177b7f8acde565cb77f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08448a885403722c5c77dae51964badfcb69495
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.237