#VU112169 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38097
Published: July 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112169
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-2025-38097
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 __xfrm_state_delete() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c, within the esp_ssg_unref(), esp6_find_tcp_sk(), esp_output_tcp_finish() and esp6_output_tcp_encap() functions in net/ipv6/esp6.c, within the esp_ssg_unref(), esp_find_tcp_sk(), esp_output_tcp_finish() and esp_output_tcp_encap() functions in net/ipv4/esp4.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/028363685bd0b7a19b4a820f82dd905b1dc83999
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74fd327767fb784c5875cf7c4ba1217f26020943
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cbca30102028f9ad3d2098f935c4368f581fd07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b58a295d10065960bcb9d60cb8ca6ead9837cd27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4cde54b46a87231c77256a633be1bef62687d69