#VU109516 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37892
Published: May 21, 2025 / Updated: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109516
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-2025-37892
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the INFTL_findwriteunit() function in drivers/mtd/inftlcore.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/0300e751170cf80c05ca1a762a7b449e8ca6b693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/114d94f095aa405fa9a51484c4be34846d7bb386
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c22356dfb041e5292835c9ff44d5f91bef8dd18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5479a6af3c96f73bec2d2819532b6d6814f52dd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af3b92b1c0b58ca281d0e1501bad2567f73c1a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7772621041ee78823ccc5f1fe38f6faa22af7023
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b828d394308e8e00df0a6f57e7dabae609bb8b7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d027951dc85cb2e15924c980dc22a6754d100c7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d6ceff95c55297f0ee8f9dbc4da5c558f30e9e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.181