#VU108854 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37864
Published: May 9, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108854
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-2025-37864
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 dsa_switch_parse() function in net/dsa/dsa.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/7afb5fb42d4950f33af2732b8147c552659f79b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86c6613a69bca815f1865ed8cedfd4b9142621ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fcc1e6f808912977caf17366c625b95dc29ba4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99c50c98803425378e08a7394dc885506dc85f06
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4