#VU108380 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37756
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108380
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-2025-37756
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 tls_setsockopt() and build_protos() functions in net/tls/tls_main.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/2bcad8fefcecdd5f005d8c550b25d703c063c34a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5071a1e606b30c0c11278d3c6620cd6a24724cf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bdcf5bc35ae59fc4a0fa23276e84b4d1534a3cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8513411ec321942bd3cfed53d5bb700665c67d86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fcbca0f801580cbb583e9cb274e2c7fbe766ca6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac91c6125468be720eafde9c973994cb45b61d44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c665bef891e8972e1d3ce5bbc0d42a373346a2c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3ce4d3f874ab7919edca364c147ac735f9f1d04
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.135