#VU114239 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38611
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114239
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-2025-38611
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 ctx_fire_notification() function in drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.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/6696a46f4ebdc7314ff23a2fb0e93a95da2c45ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7624fe66a0832eb6fe4e465fcdd4f9104fb9b339
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87f8f8654e55cf9327cc63746595085a041699dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94112b0d443e0b6b5bb17854f97c1498064cc9ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfb4cf9fb97e4063f0aa62e9e398025fb6625031
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfd6b211fe8aae79acbedd19e8d5bea5d062a41b