#VU111418 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38031
Published: June 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111418
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-2025-38031
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 padata_reorder() function in kernel/padata.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a426abdf1c86882c9203dd8182f3b8274b89938
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c65ae4988714716101555fe2b9830e33136d6fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5300e487487d7a2e3e1e6e9d8f03ed9452e4019e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/584a729615fa92f4de45480efb7e569d14be1516
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9ad8e50e8589607e68e6c4cefa7f72bf35a2cb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cceb15864e1612ebfbc10ec4e4dcd19a10c0056c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6ebcde6d4ecf34f8495fb30516645db3aea8993