SB2025050858 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ethernet sun driver
Published: May 8, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050858
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-2025-37833)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the niu_try_msix() function in drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.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/64903e4849a71cf7f7c7e5d45225ccefc1280929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c187aaa9e79b4b6d86ac7ba941e579ad33df5538
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbb429ddff5c8e479edcc7dde5a542c9295944e6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.5