SB20250502239 - Improper error handling in Linux kernel mm
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502239
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 error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37774)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the handle_failed_objexts_alloc(), need_slab_obj_ext() and allocate_slab() functions in mm/slub.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/28bef6622a1a874fe63aceeb0c684fab75afb3ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8baa747193591410a853bac9c3710142dfa4937b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2f5819b6ed357c0c350c0616b6b9f38be59adf6
- 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