Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38651
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114544
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38651
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the get_id_range(), test_range1_rand0(), test_range1_rand1(), test_range1_rand15(), test_range1_rand16(), test_range2_rand0(), test_range2_rand1(), test_range2_rand2(), test_range2_rand15() and test_range2_rand16() functions in security/landlock/id.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2025-38651
Install update from vendor's repository.