CVE-2025-37755
Published: May 2, 2025Last modified: May 2, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: libwx: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error page_pool_dev_alloc_pages could return NULL. There was a WARN_ON(!page) but it would still proceed to use the NULL pointer and then crash. This is similar to commit 001ba0902046 ("net: fec: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error"). This is found by our static analysis tool KNighter.
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 | Not affected (6.1.33-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/1dd13c60348f515acd8c6f25a561b9c4e3b04fea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f1ff1b38a7c8b872382b796023419d87d78c47e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bec7cef8805f9a23145e070dff28a02bb584eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad81d666e114ebf989fc9994d4c93d451dc60056
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c17ef974bfcf1a50818168b47c4606b425a957c4