#VU113234 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38418
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113234
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-2025-38418
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 memory leak within the rproc_resource_cleanup() function in drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.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/3562c09feeb8d8e9d102ce6840e8c7d57a7feb5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ee979709e16a83b257bc9a544a7ff71fd445ea9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fe9486d709e4a60990843832501ef6556440ca7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcd241230fdbc6005230f80a4f8646ff5a84f15b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf876fd9dc2d0c9fff96aef63d4346719f206fc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ef928ca504c996f9222eb2c59ac6d6eefd9c75