#VU114181 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38528
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114181
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-2025-38528
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the bpf_bprintf_prepare() function in kernel/bpf/helpers.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/1c5f5fd47bbda17cb885fe6f03730702cd53d3f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61d5fa45ed13e42af14c7e959baba9908b8ee6d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6952aeace93f8c9ea01849efecac24dd3152c9c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7be679124bae8cf4fa6e40d7e1661baddfb3289
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8242745871f81a3ac37f9f51853d12854fd0b58