#VU112785 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38324
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112785
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-2025-38324
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 mpls_route_input_rcu() function in net/mpls/af_mpls.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/2919297b18e5a5fb7e643f9e32c12c0b17cce1be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36af82f25fbdcd719eb947c15ea874bf80bcf229
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b8a9d7d44401a186e20b1aaf591d2e62727aeb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/517bc6836ee9fcffe2539f6f6aa3fdd9c7a7ae73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dbb0d97c5096072c78a6abffe393584e57ae945
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a060781640012d5d5105072f4c44ed6ad6830ef9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8cd847fb8626872631cc22d44be5127b4ebfb74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f19cbd84e645e39bc3228e1191bb151ef0ffac8c