#VU114798 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38679
Published: September 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114798
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-2025-38679
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 event_seq_changed() function in drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_msgs.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/06d6770ff0d8cc8dfd392329a8cc03e2a83e7289
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f08bfb5805637419902f3d70069fe17a404545b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f274e2b05fdae7a53cee83979202b5ecb49035c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3eef5847603cd8a4110587907988c3f93c9605a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bed4921055dd7bb4d2eea2729852ae18cf97a2c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c956c3758510b448b3d4d10d1da8230e8c9bf668