#VU112252 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38140
Published: July 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112252
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-2025-38140
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 __bind() function in drivers/md/dm.c, within the dm_revalidate_zones() and dm_set_zones_restrictions() functions in drivers/md/dm-zone.c, within the dm_table_has_no_data_devices(), dm_table_supports_atomic_writes() and dm_table_set_restrictions() functions in drivers/md/dm-table.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.