#VU106578 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21981
Published: April 2, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106578
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-2025-21981
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 ice_init_arfs() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_arfs.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/23d97f18901ef5e4e264e3b1777fe65c760186b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b27e6e10a32589fcd293b8933ab6de9387a460e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d30d256661fc11b6e73fac6c3783a702e1006a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78f3d64b30210c0e521c59357431aca14024cb79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcbacc47d16306c87ad1b820b7a575f6e9eae58b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.132