#VU108883 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37865
Published: May 9, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108883
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-37865
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the mv88e6xxx_vtu_get() and mv88e6xxx_mst_put() functions in drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35cde75c08a1fa1a5ac0467afe2709caceeef002
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4acbd60664271d34a627f7f63cd5bad8eba74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee6d3a368ed34f2457863da3085c676e9e37a3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afae9087301471970254a9180e5a26d3d8e8af09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea08dfc35f83cfc73493c52f63ae4f2e29edfe8d
- 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