SB20250227138 - Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel events
Published: February 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250227138
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) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21709)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the mt_set_in_rcu() function in kernel/fork.c, within the register_for_each_vma() function in kernel/events/uprobes.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.