#VU116250 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39914
Published: October 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116250
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-2025-39914
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 trace_pid_write() function in kernel/trace/trace.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/1262bda871dace8c6efae25f3b6a2d34f6f06d54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7583a73c53f1d1ae7a39b130eb7190a11f0a902f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/793338906ff57d8c683f44fe48ca99d49c8782a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88525accf16947ab459f8e91c27c8c53e1d612d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4453c5e983cf1fd5757e9acb915adb1e4602b6