CVE-2025-38563

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's perf subsystem. A local user could exploit a vulnerability related to Virtual Memory Area (VMA) splits of buffer mappings. This issue, triggered by memory management operations, leads to reference count leaks, potentially causing a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.