SB2025040231 - Memory leak in Linux kernel intel ice driver
Published: April 2, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025040231
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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21981)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ice_init_arfs() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_arfs.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/23d97f18901ef5e4e264e3b1777fe65c760186b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b27e6e10a32589fcd293b8933ab6de9387a460e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d30d256661fc11b6e73fac6c3783a702e1006a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78f3d64b30210c0e521c59357431aca14024cb79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcbacc47d16306c87ad1b820b7a575f6e9eae58b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.132