Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37787
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108389
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-2025-37787
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 improper input validation within the mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_global() function in drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37787
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3665695e3572239dc233216f06b41f40cc771889
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f5e95945bb1e08be7655da6acba648274db457d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ccdf5e24b276848eefb2755e05ff0f005a0c4a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3c70dfe51f10df60db2646c08cebd24bcdc5247
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb80f004f7a90c3dcaacc982c59967457254a05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c84f6ce918a9e6f4996597cbc62536bbf2247c96
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.181
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.135
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.25
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.88