#VU117761 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40078
Published: October 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117761
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-2025-40078
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 sock_addr_is_valid_access() function in net/core/filter.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/4f00858cd9bbbdf67159e28b85a8ca9e77c83622
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8b1a21fd5c34622b0c3893c61e4a38d8ba53ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fabca2fc94d33cdf7ec102058983b086293395f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad8b4fe5617e3c85fc23267f02500c4f3bf0ff69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdeafacb4f9ff261a96baef519e29480fd7b1019
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9d33f0470350558cb08cecb54cf2267b3a45d2