SB20250402120 - Resource management error in Linux kernel events
Published: April 2, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250402120
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-2025-21895)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the find_get_pmu_context() 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/2016066c66192a99d9e0ebf433789c490a6785a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e812a70732d84b7873cea61a7f6349b9a9dcbf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d582eb6e4e100959ba07083d7563453c8c2a343
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0c3971405cef6892844016aa710121a02da3a23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.81