#VU115617 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39800
Published: September 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115617
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-2025-39800
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the btrfs_copy_root() function in fs/btrfs/ctree.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/33e8f24b52d2796b8cfb28c19a1a7dd6476323a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4290e34fb87ae556b12c216efd0ae91583446b7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4734255ef39b416864139dcda96a387fe5f33a6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da2124719f386b6e5d4d4b1a2e67c440e4d5892f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4f5bd9251a4cbe55aaa05725c6c3c32ad1f74b3