Buffer overflow in Linux kernel broadcom bnxt driver

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU107792

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2025-22112

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the bnxt_queue_start() and bnxt_queue_stop() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.14 - 6.14.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/919f9f497dbcee75d487400e8f9815b74a6a37df
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1e081d331ab3a0dea25425f2b6ddeb365fc9d22
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.