CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38201

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

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

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the netfilter nft_set_pipapo module lacked clamping of the maximum map bucket size to INT_MAX. This can trigger a WARN_ON_ONCE in __kvmalloc_node_noprof() when resizing the hashtable because __GFP_NOWARN is not set.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves a potential kernel warning (WARN_ON_ONCE) that could disrupt system operation or be exploited for a DoS attack by intentionally triggering this condition.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that clamps the map bucket size to INT_MAX.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: clamp maximum map bucket size to INT_MAX Otherwise, it is possible to hit WARN_ON_ONCE in __kvmalloc_node_noprof() when resizing hashtable because __GFP_NOWARN is unset. Similar to: b541ba7d1f5a ("netfilter: conntrack: clamp maximum hashtable size to INT_MAX")

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