#VU105158 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21821
Published: February 28, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105158
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-2025-21821
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 omap_init_lcd_dma() function in drivers/video/fbdev/omap/lcd_dma.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/7bbbd311dd503653a2cc86d9226740883051dc92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8392ea100f0b86c234c739c6662f39f0ccc0cefd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa8e22cbedeb626f2a6bda0aea362353d627cd0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4b6b665df815b4841e71b72f06446884e8aad40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb6a5edb60921887d7d10619fcdcbee9759552cb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.79