Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37995
Published: May 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109956
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-2025-37995
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 module_kobj_release() function in kernel/params.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37995
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31d8df3f303c3ae9115230820977ef8c35c88808
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e7b49ce4f9d0cb5b6e87db9e07a2fb9e754b0dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6aeb739974ec73e5217c75a7c008a688d3d5cf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d63851049f412cdfadaeef7a7eaef5031d11c1e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1c71b4bd721a4ea21da408806964b10468623f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa9059631d3491d699c69ecf512de9e1a3d6649