#VU113229 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38444
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113229
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-2025-38444
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 raid10_read_request() and raid10_write_request() functions in drivers/md/raid10.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/10c6021a609deb95f23f0cc2f89aa9d4bffb14c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2941155d9a5ae098b480d551f3a5f8605d4f9af5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43806c3d5b9bb7d74ba4e33a6a8a41ac988bde24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fc3d7b23d139e3cbc944c15d99b3cdbed797d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af149ca9d0dab6e59e813519d309eff62499864
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7bcd9f617e4107ac0813c516e72e6b8f6029bd