SB20250509142 - Resource management error in Linux kernel events
Published: May 9, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250509142
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-2025-37878)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the inherit_event() function in kernel/events/core.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/0ba3a4ab76fd3367b9cb680cad70182c896c795c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fe9b92eede32574dbe05b5bdb6ad666b350bed0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90dc6c1e3b200812da8d0aa030e1b7fda8226d0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb56cd11feabf99e08bc18960700a53322ffcea7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.5