#VU120015 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68233
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120015
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-2025-68233
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 tegra_drm_ioctl_channel_open() function in drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/uapi.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/27ea5c2c75c3419a9a019240ca44b9256f628df1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e78580e6e7deac6556236ef96db5bbf7b46857e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b572e5154af08ee13f8d2673e86f83bc5ff86cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cbab9f0da72b4dc3c3f9161197aa3b9daa1fa3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbf2cbdb0733d7974dab296ffba0e7ae9b6524e5