#VU114549 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38625
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114549
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-2025-38625
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 pds_vfio_ops_info() function in drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.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/1df8150ab4cc422bddfbd312d6758c50b688a971
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dbfae90c5a33f6b694e7068bc9522cc2655373d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b962fbd0ac30a65d2869c68d2f145be46ebe4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b265dff9fcf047f660976a5c92c83e7c414a2d95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe24d5bc635e103a517ec201c3cb571eeab8be2f