#VU106954 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22005
Published: April 3, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106954
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22005
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the in6_dev_put() function in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/119dcafe36795a15ae53351cbbd6177aaf94ffef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d91820184d5cbc70f3246d4911d96eaeb930d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77c41cdbe6bce476e08d3251c0d501feaf10a9f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9740890ee20e01f99ff1dde84c63dcf089fabb98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3d5b4b5ae263c3225db363ba08b937e2e2b0380
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.9