#VU112252 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38140

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112252

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-2025-38140

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 __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.

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/121218bef4c1df165181f5cd8fc3a2246bac817e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac8acb0bfd98a1c65f3ca9a3e217a766124eebd8

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?