SB20250117150 - Resource management error in Linux kernel core
Published: January 17, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250117150
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-2025-21629)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the skb_csum_hwoffload_help() function in net/core/dev.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/68e068cabd2c6c533ef934c2e5151609cf6ecc6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95ccf006bbc8b59044313b8c309dcf29c546abd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac9cfef69565021c9e1022a493a9c40b03e2caf9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b7a9c7597b779039a51d7b34116fbe424bf2b7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.9