SB20250502115 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm imagination driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502115
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-2025-37764)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pvr_fw_process(), kfree() and pvr_fw_cleanup() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_fw.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/490c30fd554597e78f66650044877e7defb5f83c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891c12ba855ccb34c06a2e5da75c644683087036
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5b230e7f3a55bd8bd8d012eec75a4b7baa671d5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.25
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4