#VU111671 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38043
Published: June 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111671
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-2025-38043
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 mt76_dma_cleanup() function in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e62c803feec1ef5847d8fa47dd0de039abfa378
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3efeef64364c2a028cf0d03d68c831813a97fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97bab02f0b64ba6bcdf6a8fae561db07f509aee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6aa1d6bd6ccff4ecdf064d288817657ec8532f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc0aac7ca17e0ea3ca84b552fc79f3e86fd07f53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2de76c34a8a925efe80fccae4810427bc144ed0