SB2025050847 - Double free in Linux kernel irqchip driver
Published: May 8, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050847
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) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37819)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the gicv2m_of_init() function in drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.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/2f2803e4b5e4df2b08d378deaab78b1681ef9b30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3318dc299b072a0511d6dfd8367f3304fb6d9827
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3939d6f29d34cdb60e3f68b76e39e00a964a1d51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47bee0081b483b077c7560bc5358ad101f89c8ef
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.5