#VU111689 Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38009
Published: June 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111689
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-2025-38009
CWE-ID: CWE-404
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 failure to properly release resources within the mt76_dma_cleanup() function in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.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/2b81e76db3667d1f7f2ad44e9835cdaf8dea95a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e700b06b970fc19e3a1ecb244e14785f3fbb8e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ab4be549533432d97ea8989d2f00b508fa68d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b892e830d1ea8c5475254b98827771f7366f1039
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca5b213bf4b4224335a8131a26805d16503fca5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7bfbda5fddd27f3158e723d641c0fcdfb0552a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0f820fa5b99035b3c654dd531226d8d83aec5f