#VU102981 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21629
Published: January 17, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102981
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-2025-21629
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 skb_csum_hwoffload_help() function in net/core/dev.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e068cabd2c6c533ef934c2e5151609cf6ecc6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95ccf006bbc8b59044313b8c309dcf29c546abd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac9cfef69565021c9e1022a493a9c40b03e2caf9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b7a9c7597b779039a51d7b34116fbe424bf2b7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.9