#VU114130 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38546
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114130
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-2025-38546
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 atm_init_atmarp() and clip_ioctl() functions in net/atm/clip.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/0c17ff462d98c997d707ee5cf4e4a9b1b52b9d90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c075e88d5859a2c6b43b27e0e46fb281cef8039
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fb9fb5a4b5cec2d56e26525ef8c519de858fa60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fb37ab3226606cbfc9b2b6f9e301b0b735734c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62dba28275a9a3104d4e33595c7b3328d4032d8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e4dbeee56f614e3f1e166e5d0655a999ea185ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f771816f14da6d6157a8c30069091abf6b566fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb2e4a2f8f268d8fba6662f663a2e57846f14a8d