Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38015

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU111417

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38015

Published: June 19, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111417
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38015
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the idxd_alloc() function in drivers/dma/idxd/init.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Development Tools Module
Confidential Computing Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
Anolis OS
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-source-coco
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-coco-debugsource
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco-devel
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-allwinner
dtb-exynos
dtb-amlogic
dtb-sprd
dtb-cavium
dtb-rockchip
dtb-xilinx
dtb-qcom
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-socionext
dtb-mediatek
dtb-nvidia
dtb-apm
dtb-broadcom
dtb-amazon
kernel-docs
dtb-freescale
dtb-renesas
dtb-marvell
dtb-aarch64
kernel-docs-html
dtb-altera
dtb-amd
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
dtb-lg
dtb-apple
dtb-arm
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-extra-modules
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-64k
kernel-64k-debug
kernel-64k-debug-devel
kernel-64k-devel
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.14 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-38015

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.177, 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-275.0.0.178, 6.6.0-103.0.0.95, 6.6.0-103.0.0.106, 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.2
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-103.0.0.109
kernel-tools-libs - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
perf - update to 6.6.102-5
python3-perf - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
bpftool - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100, 6.8.0-1047.51, 6.14.0-28.28, 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1011.11, 6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1014.15, 6.14.0-1014.15~24.04.1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100+fips1, 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-100.100.1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1023.24, 6.8.0.1023.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.33, 6.8.0-1043.44, 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1043.48, 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1044.44, 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.49.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.52
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-2037.38, 6.8.1-1041.42
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1
linux-hwe-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-28.28~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1010.10

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