#VU114236 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38565
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114236
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-2025-38565
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 mutex_unlock() and vm_flags_set() functions in kernel/events/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/07091aade394f690e7b655578140ef84d0e8d7b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/163b0d1a209fe0df5476c1df2330ca12b55abf92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27d44145bd576bbef9bf6165bcd78128ec3e6cbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ff8521f30c4c2fcd4e88bd7640486602bf8a650
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92043120a2e992800580855498ab8507e1b22db9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f41e9eba77bf97626e04296dc5677d02816d2432