Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37818

 

Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37818

Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108814
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 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-2025-37818
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 improper input validation within the huge_pte_offset() function in arch/loongarch/mm/hugetlbpage.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Anolis OS
openEuler
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-64k-devel
kernel-64k-debug-devel
kernel-64k-debug
kernel-64k
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug

How to mitigate CVE-2025-37818

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.136, 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-92.0.0.86, 6.6.0-92.0.0.97
kernel-64k-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k - update to 6.6.102-5
python3-perf - update to 6.6.102-5
perf - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools-libs - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel - update to 6.6.102-5
bpftool - update to 6.6.102-5

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