#VU114240 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38612
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114240
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-2025-38612
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 fbtft_framebuffer_alloc() function in drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-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/47b3d6e8921bbb7b65c2dab8eaa8864901848c1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6771f121ae87490ddc19eabb7450383af9e01b6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9e2cf9e9c1a891a683329af35bb33ed9d38b5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3177955f8da3c826a18b75e54881e2e9a9c96f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31cf6f7716a5d3e4461763f32d812acdaec6e74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb2cb7dab60f9be0b435ac4a674255429a36d72c