Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37782
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108254
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-37782
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the hfs_bnode_read_key() function in fs/hfsplus/bnode.c, within the hfs_bnode_read_key() function in fs/hfs/bnode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37782
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0296f9733543c7c8e666e69da743cfffd32dd805
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8060afd77761eac2048db12fb0510d76ce0cf1f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84e8719c087e68c967975b78e67be54f697c957f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c93fb4ad8d3b730afe1a09949ebbea64d4f60eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f77aa584a659b21211a794e53522e6fb16d4a16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a33c035df01d1e008874607da74bf7cf45152f47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb5e07cb927724e0b47be371fa081141cfb14414
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6651c04191d49907d40f0891bbe51ef9703c792
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.237