Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37756

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU108380

Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37756

Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108380
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37756
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the tls_setsockopt() and build_protos() functions in net/tls/tls_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Anolis OS
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Confidential Computing Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
Chrome OS
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default
kernel-headers
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-devel
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
python3-perf
kernel-modules
perf
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-coco
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco-debugsource
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-source-coco
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-exynos
dtb-amlogic
dtb-sprd
dtb-cavium
dtb-rockchip
dtb-xilinx
dtb-qcom
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
dtb-socionext
dtb-allwinner
dtb-nvidia
dtb-apm
dtb-broadcom
dtb-freescale
dtb-marvell
dtb-mediatek
dtb-renesas
dtb-lg
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
dtb-apple
kernel-docs
dtb-arm
dtb-amd
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs-html
dtb-aarch64
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-macros
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-tools-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-extra-modules
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-37756

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.1.135
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-modules-extra - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-debug-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-debug-modules - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-debug-core - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-debug - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-core - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel - update to 5.10.134-19.3
bpftool - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-tools-libs - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 5.10.134-19.3
python3-perf - update to 5.10.134-19.3
kernel-modules - update to 5.10.134-19.3
perf - update to 5.10.134-19.3
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.144.84, 5.15.0-144.157+fips1, 5.15.0.1087.77, 5.15.0-1087.96+fips1, 5.15.0.1088.84, 5.15.0-1088.95+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.144.130, 5.15.0.144.141, 5.15.0-144.157, 5.15.0-144.157~20.04.1, 5.15.0.144.157~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1030.30, 5.15.0.1030.32, 5.15.0-1041.41, 5.15.0.1041.41, 5.15.0.1041.41~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1041.41~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1070.69, 5.15.0-1070.78, 5.15.0.1080.76, 5.15.0-1080.83, 5.15.0-1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1082.82, 5.15.0-1082.83, 5.15.0.1083.83, 5.15.0-1083.89, 5.15.0.1085.81, 5.15.0.1085.84, 5.15.0-1085.91, 5.15.0.1085.91~20.04.3, 5.15.0-1085.91~20.04.3, 5.15.0.1087.83, 5.15.0-1087.96, 5.15.0.1087.96~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1087.96~20.04.2, 5.15.0.1088.91, 5.15.0-1088.95, 5.15.0-1088.95~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1088.95~20.04.1, 6.8.0-85.85, 6.8.0-85.85.1, 6.8.0-85.85.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1024.26, 6.8.0-1037.41, 6.8.0-1038.38, 6.8.0-1038.38~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1040.42, 6.8.0-1040.43, 6.8.0-1040.43.1, 6.8.0-1040.43~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.43, 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1, 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1052.55, 5.15.0-1052.56
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1081.83, 5.15.0.1081.85, 5.15.0.1088.92, 5.15.0-1088.97
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1083.81, 5.15.0-1083.86, 6.8.0-1040.44
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1083.89~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1084.80, 5.15.0-1084.89
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1094.79, 5.15.0-1094.103+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1094.92, 5.15.0-1094.103, 6.8.0-1040.46, 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1094.103~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1094.103~20.04.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.2
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-129.0.0.114, 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-129.0.0.127
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-85.85~22.04.1
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1025.27
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1037.38
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1037.38~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1040.42~22.04.1
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1040.46~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2031.32
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1035.36
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 138.0.7204.293, 138.0.7204.298, 138.0.7204.310

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