#VU113234 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38418

Vulnerability identifier: #VU113234

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-2025-38418

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 rproc_resource_cleanup() function in drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.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/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

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?