SB20250422124 - Improper locking in Linux kernel ethernet ibm driver
Published: April 22, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250422124
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) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22053)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the veth_pool_store() function in drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.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/053f3ff67d7feefc75797863f3d84b47ad47086f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2470e3ecde64fc7e3781dc474923193621ae67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e458c292f4c687dcf5aad32dd4836d03cd2191f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86cc70f5c85dc09bf7f3e1eee380eefe73c90765
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a88bb092f4208355880b9fdcc69d491aa297595
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.23