SB20250502259 - Resource management error in Linux kernel mm
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502259
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37760)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the vmg_adjust_set_range(), commit_merge(), vma_merge_existing_range(), vma_expand(), vma_modify() and VMG_VMA_STATE() functions in mm/vma.c, within the userfaultfd_clear_vma() and userfaultfd_register_range() functions in mm/userfaultfd.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.