#VU105472 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21836
Published: March 10, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105472
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-2025-21836
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 corruption within the io_destroy_buffers() and io_register_pbuf_ring() functions in io_uring/kbuf.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/146a185f6c05ee263db715f860620606303c4633
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a5febbef40ce968e295a7aeaa5d5cbd9e3e5ad4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d0dc28dae836caf7645fef62a10befc624dd17b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8802766324e1f5d414a81ac43365c20142e85603
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.79