SB20250502117 - Memory leak in Linux kernel misc driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502117
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-2025-23140)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pci_endpoint_test_release_irq() function in drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.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/0557e70e2aeba8647bf5a950820b67cfb86533db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c9f299ad7d7c4be5d271ed12d01a59e95b8907
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a4b7181213268c9b07bef8800905528435db44a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/705be96504779e4a333ea042b4779ea941f0ace9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/770407f6173f4f39f4e2c1b54422b79ce6c98bdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5118b107b1a2353ed0dff24404aee2e6b7ca0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e516e187bf32d8decc7c7d0025ae4857cad13c0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6cb7828c8e17520d4f5afb416515d3fae1af9a9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.181
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.293
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.135
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.25
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.88