Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38525
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114177
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-38525
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the rxrpc_lookup_peer_rcu(), rxrpc_init_peer() and rxrpc_create_peer() functions in net/rxrpc/peer_object.c, within the rxrpc_new_incoming_call() function in net/rxrpc/call_accept.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-38525
Install update from vendor's repository.