#VU113369 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38470
Published: July 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113369
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-2025-38470
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 __vlan_device_event() and vlan_device_event() functions in net/8021q/vlan.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/579d4f9ca9a9a605184a9b162355f6ba131f678d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8984bcbd1edf5bee5be06ad771d157333b790c33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93715aa2d80e6c5cea1bb486321fc4585076928b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb515c41306454937464da055609b5fb0a27821b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d43ef15bf4856c8c4c6c3572922331a5f06deb77