#VU112736 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38344

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112736

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-2025-38344

CWE-ID: CWE-401

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 memory leak within the acpi_ps_complete_final_op() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.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/0a119fdaed67566aa3e0b5222dced4d08bbce463
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/198c2dab022e5e94a99fff267b669d693bc7bb49
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e0e629e88b1f7751ce69bf70cda6d1598d45271
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fee4324b5660de080cefc3fc91c371543bdb8f6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e0c59180ec83bdec43b3d3482cff23d86d380d0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41afebc9a0762aafc35d2df88f4e1b798155a940
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/960236150cd3f08e13b397dd5ae4ccf7a2986c00
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bed18f0bdcd6737a938264a59d67923688696fc4

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?