Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38359

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Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38359

Published: July 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113236
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38359
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the do_secure_storage_access() function in arch/s390/mm/fault.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_61-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_61-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_81-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_81-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_7-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_25-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_25-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_7-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_25-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_25-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-syms-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
gfs2-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-lg
dtb-apm
dtb-amlogic
dtb-altera
kernel-syms
dtb-apple
dtb-qcom
dtb-xilinx
dtb-aarch64
dtb-cavium
dtb-sprd
dtb-amd
dtb-allwinner
dtb-marvell
dtb-renesas
dtb-socionext
dtb-mediatek
kernel-docs
kernel-docs-html
dtb-rockchip
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-freescale
dtb-exynos
dtb-nvidia
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-broadcom
kernel-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-source
kernel-macros
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.14 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-38359

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_61-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_61-rt - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_81-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_81-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.3
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.3
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_7-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_25-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_25-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_7-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_25-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_25-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-azure-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-devel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1
kernel-source-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-syms-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1
kernel-syms-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
dlm-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.2
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1.150700.17.17.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-34.34, 6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1015.15, 6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1016.16, 6.14.0-1018.19
linux-hwe-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-34.34~24.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7+25.10.1, 6.14.0-1014.14, 6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-realtime-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-aws-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1018.19~24.04.1

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