CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-37998

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel openvswitch module, unsafe manual parsing of Netlink attributes in output_userspace() was found. It has been replaced with safe nla_for_each_nested() iteration, ensuring only well-formed attributes are processed.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of buffer overflow or out-of-bounds read via crafted Netlink packets, potentially leading to system crashes or kernel code execution.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version that replaces manual Netlink attribute iteration with the safe nla_for_each_nested() function.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS