Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37833
Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108821
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-2025-37833
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the niu_try_msix() function in drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37833
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64903e4849a71cf7f7c7e5d45225ccefc1280929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c187aaa9e79b4b6d86ac7ba941e579ad33df5538
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbb429ddff5c8e479edcc7dde5a542c9295944e6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.5