SB20250520119 - Memory leak in Linux kernel block
Published: May 20, 2025 Updated: May 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250520119
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-2025-37980)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the blk_debugfs_remove() function in block/blk-sysfs.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/40f2eb9b531475dd01b683fdaf61ca3cfd03a51e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e43134ddda35949974be40520460a12dda3502
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549cbbd14bbec12469ceb279b79c763c8a24224e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a7bb2708f7c7c5b366d4e40916113168a3824c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4