#VU118502 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40194
Published: November 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118502
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-2025-40194
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 update_qos_request() function in drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.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/0a58d3e77b22b087a57831c87cafd360e144a5bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15ac9579ebdaf22a37d7f60b3a8efc1029732ef9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e4a6aadf12578b96a038373cffd54b3a58b092
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69a18ff6c60e8e113420f15355fad862cb45d38e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69e5d50fcf4093fb3f9f41c4f931f12c2ca8c467
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4e8f9bdbef11a19b7cb93e7f313bf59bdcc3b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba63d4e9857a72a89e71a4eff9f2cc8c283e94c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc26564bcc659beb6d977cd6eb394041ec2f2851