#VU112251 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38176

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112251

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2025-38176

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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 binderfs_evict_inode() function in drivers/android/binderfs.c, within the HLIST_HEAD(), binder_add_device(), init_binder_device() and binder_init() functions in drivers/android/binder.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ed8ab8efa0d18c03968a2321154f10e2d1a2e3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c0a559825281764061a127632e5ad273f0466ad
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aea61a1a77613d4184d7ebe7c1d7cb606458b43b

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?