#VU109554 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37981

 

#VU109554 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37981

Published: May 21, 2025 / Updated: May 21, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109554
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37981
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the pqi_calculate_io_resources(), pqi_calculate_queue_resources() and pqi_ctrl_init() functions in drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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