CVE-2025-37998

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: May 29, 2025 Modified: December 16, 2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace() This patch replaces the manual Netlink attribute iteration in output_userspace() with nla_for_each_nested(), which ensures that only well-formed attributes are processed.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0236742bd959332181c1fcc41a05b7b709180501
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b4f110c79716c181a8c5da007c259807840232
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f7f00cf2fa3137d5c0416ef1a71bdf77901395
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fa672cbce9c86c3efb8621df1ae580d47813430
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6712dc21506738f5f22b4f68b7c0d9e0df819dbd
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bca8df998cce1fead8cbc69144862eadc2e34c87
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec334aaab74705cc515205e1da3cb369fdfd93cd
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-307/
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

11 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
9th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

debian linux