#VU113237 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38384
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113237
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-2025-38384
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 spinand_cleanup() function in drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.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/6463cbe08b0cbf9bba8763306764f5fd643023e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d3417305ee100dcad90fd6e5846b22497aa394
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93147abf80a831dd3b5660b3309b4f09546073b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c40b207cafd006c610832ba52a81cedee77adcb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c1e3f32902ab518519d05515ee6030fd6c59ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99408670407abb6493780e38cb4ece3fbb52cfc