#VU107652 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22083

Vulnerability identifier: #VU107652

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2025-22083

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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 vhost_scsi_set_endpoint(), target_undepend_item() and vhost_scsi_flush() functions in drivers/vhost/scsi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.14, 6.14.1

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b34bdc42df047794542f3e220fe989124e4499a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a19eb3d9818e28f14c818a18dc913344a52ca92
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fd054baf382a426bbf5135ede0fc5673db74d3e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dd639a1646ef5fe8f4bf270fad47c5c3755b9b6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63b449f73ab0dcc0ba11ceaa4c5c70bc86ccf03c
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.