SB2025021072 - Resource management error in Linux kernel mm
Published: February 10, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025021072
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21691)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the SYSCALL_DEFINE4() function in mm/filemap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f537664e705b0bf8b7e329861f20128534f6a83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/780ab8329672464984cf1344bd5c3993af0226c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d6405c13b0d8a8367cd8df63f118b619a3f0dd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97153a05077f618f7471f50a78158602badccb30
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.1