CVE-2025-37773
Published: May 3, 2025Last modified: May 3, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtiofs: add filesystem context source name check In certain scenarios, for example, during fuzz testing, the source name may be NULL, which could lead to a kernel panic. Therefore, an extra check for the source name should be added.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.140-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/599d1e2a6aecc44acf22fe7ea6f5e84a7e526abe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ee09cdaf3414f6c92960714af46d3d90eede2f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d6dcf18a1b49990295ac8a05fd9bdfd27ccbf88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a648d80f8d9b208beee03a2d9aa690cfacf1d41e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a94fd938df2b1628da66b498aa0eeb89593bc7a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b84f13fdad10a543e2e65bab7e81b3f0bceabd67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3e31d613951c299487844c4d1686a933e8ee291
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6ec52710dc5e156b774cbef5d0f5c99b1c53a80
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html