#VU115621 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39753
Published: September 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115621
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-2025-39753
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 function in fs/gfs2/meta_io.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/3d2c05cbc6a3725d832b912b637971f37301c7e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c8f12cf1e64e0e8e6cb80b0c935389973e8be8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9b053f7f9c5a35049abe56af9e6ac70b6b0e4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f745095c382b76e68407fd6f15ef27baf2a013f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e89cab180eb22950b6eb7b3462623c2aa81e5835