#VU109954 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37997
Published: May 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109954
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-2025-37997
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h. 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/6e002ecc1c8cfdfc866b9104ab7888da54613e59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c1eb32693bc48251d92532975e19160987e5b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8478a729c0462273188263136880480729e9efca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3dfec485401943e315c394c29afe2db8f9481d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa77294b0f73bb8265987591460cd25b8722c3df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ab67672b2288521a6146034a971f9a82ffc5c5