#VU106561 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21950
Published: April 2, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106561
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-2025-21950
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 pmcmd_ioctl() function in drivers/virt/acrn/hsm.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/1b8f7a2caa7f9cdfd135e3f78eb9d7e36fb95083
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e15cf870d2c748e45d45ffc4d5b1dc1b7d50120
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/524f29d78c9bdeb49f31f5b0376a07d2fc5cf563
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/819cec1dc47cdeac8f5dd6ba81c1dbee2a68c3bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c21b878f0e237f45209a324c903ea7fb05247d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7e5031fe3f161c8eb5e84db1540bc4373ed861b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.83