#VU103923 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21699
Published: February 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103923
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21699
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 do_gfs2_set_flags() function in fs/gfs2/file.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/2a40a140e11fec699e128170ccaa98b6b82cb503
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b0bd5051ad1c1e9ef4879f18e15a7712c974f3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4516febe325342555bb09ca5b396fb816d655821
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dd57d1f0e9844311c635a7fb39abce4f2ac5a61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e3ded34f3f3c9d7ed2aac7be8cf51153646574a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb1fd0855bb0abc7d97e44758d6ffed7882d2d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c9d9223802fbed4dee1ae301661bf346964c9d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c41abc11aa8438c9ed2d973f97e66674c0355df
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.234