CVE-2025-37997
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: fix region locking in hash types Region locking introduced in v5.6-rc4 contained three macros to handle the region locks: ahash_bucket_start(), ahash_bucket_end() which gave back the start and end hash bucket values belonging to a given region lock and ahash_region() which should give back the region lock belonging to a given hash bucket. The latter was incorrect which can lead to a race condition between the garbage collector and adding new elements when a hash type of set is defined with timeouts.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.294
- Linux Kernel < 5.6
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.238
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.183
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.139
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.91
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.29
- Linux Kernel < 6.14.7
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cfc5fad1491796942a948808afb968a0a3f35b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/226ce0ec38316d9e3739e73a64b6b8304646c658
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e002ecc1c8cfdfc866b9104ab7888da54613e59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c1eb32693bc48251d92532975e19160987e5b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8478a729c0462273188263136880480729e9efca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3dfec485401943e315c394c29afe2db8f9481d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa77294b0f73bb8265987591460cd25b8722c3df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ab67672b2288521a6146034a971f9a82ffc5c5
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cfc5fad1491796942a948808afb968a0a3f35b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/226ce0ec38316d9e3739e73a64b6b8304646c658
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e002ecc1c8cfdfc866b9104ab7888da54613e59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c1eb32693bc48251d92532975e19160987e5b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8478a729c0462273188263136880480729e9efca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3dfec485401943e315c394c29afe2db8f9481d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa77294b0f73bb8265987591460cd25b8722c3df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ab67672b2288521a6146034a971f9a82ffc5c5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html