Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37928
Published: May 21, 2025 / Updated: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109549
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-2025-37928
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 error handling within the __scan() function in drivers/md/dm-bufio.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37928
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69a37b3ba85088fc6b903b8e1db7f0a1d4d0b52d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d8f0a7f5e8b193db509c7191fefeed3533fc44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99f5bf4f7197009859dbce14c12f8e2ce5a5a69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8c83052283bcf2fdd467a33d1d2bd5ba36e935a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f45108257280e0a1cc951ce254853721b40c0812
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.28