SB20250520124 - Memory leak in Linux kernel soc codecs
Published: May 20, 2025 Updated: May 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250520124
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-2025-37941)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the wcd937x_soc_codec_probe() function in sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.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/3e330acf4efd63876d673c046cd073a1d4ed57a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aafb5325aca3e806b3ea3707402189263473d257
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acadb2e2b3c5b9977a843a3a94fece9bdcf6aea1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b573e04116fd33b9143fa276bbab2f0afad0a1ae
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.12