#VU112833 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38278

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112833

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-2025-38278

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 otx2_qos_leaf_del_last() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/qos.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/5df8db01d6a4e9c35a5ba5d7e130d5cecd3ffcb4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67af4ec948e8ce3ea53a9cf614d01fddf172e56d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec62c99914a79d84c8de5ba1b94d62f2ed721f2a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1fca0eae5a0573f226f46c6871260278e7dda12

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?