SB20250520120 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ti wl1251 driver
Published: May 20, 2025 Updated: May 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250520120
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-2025-37982)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the wl1251_tx_work() function in drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/tx.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/13c9744c1bcdb5de4e7dc1a78784788ecec52add
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2996144be660d930d5e394652abe08fe89dbe00e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a43fd36710669d67dbb5c16287a58412582ca26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f224009ce1e44805e6ff3ffc2a06af9c1c3c5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a90c29d0204c5ffc45b43b4eced6eef0e19a33a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fd4b9551af214d037fbc9d8e179840b8b917841
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f0dc96de03ffeefc2a177b7f8acde565cb77f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08448a885403722c5c77dae51964badfcb69495
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.237