Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37932
Published: May 21, 2025 / Updated: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109572
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-2025-37932
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 htb_qlen_notify() function in net/sched/sch_htb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37932
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a188c0e197383683fd093ab1ea6ce9a5869a6ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ba8b837b522d7051ef81bacf3d95383ff8edce5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73cf6af13153d62f9b76eff422eea79dbc70f15e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a61f1b5921761fbaf166231418bc1db301e5bf59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbbf5e0f87078b715e7a665d662a2c0e77f044ae
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.90