#VU112237 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38154
Published: July 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112237
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-2025-38154
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the sk_psock_backlog() function in net/core/skmsg.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/15c0250dae3b48a398447d2b364603821ed4ed90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c6fa65ab2aec7df94809478c8d28ef38676a1b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4edb40b05cb6a261775abfd8046804ca139a5546
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c0a16f6ea2b1c82a03bccd5d1bdb4a7bbd4d987
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8259eb0e06d8f64c700f5fbdb28a5c18e10de291
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19cbf0b9a91f5a0d93fbcd761ff71c48ab40ed9