#VU112824 Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38264
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112824
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-2025-38264
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 infinite loop within the nvme_tcp_fetch_request(), nvme_tcp_init_request(), nvme_tcp_handle_r2t() and nvme_tcp_submit_async_event() functions in drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.