SB20250502116 - Memory leak in Linux kernel chelsio cxgb4 driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502116
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-2025-37788)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cxgb4_init_ethtool_filters() function in drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.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/00ffb3724ce743578163f5ade2884374554ca021
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08aa59c0be768596467552c129e9f82166779a67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118d05b530343cd9322607b9719405ba254a4183
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76deedea08899885f076aba0bb80bd1276446822
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dafb6e433ab2333b67be05433dc9c6ccbc7b1284
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9de08e15aee35b96064960f95997bb6c1209c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa2d7708955e4f8212fd69bab1da604e60cb0b15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.135