#VU109563 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37964
Published: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109563
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-2025-37964
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 switch_mm_irqs_off() and should_flush_tlb() functions in arch/x86/mm/tlb.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/02ad4ce144bd27f71f583f667fdf3b3ba0753477
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12f703811af043d32b1c8a30001b2fa04d5cd0ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/399ec9ca8fc4999e676ff89a90184ec40031cf59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d41072906abec8bb8e01ed16afefbaa558908c89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d87392094f96e162fa5fa5a8640d70cc0952806f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fea4e317f9e7e1f449ce90dedc27a2d2a95bee5a