CVE-2025-37900
NVIDIA IOMMU NULL Pointer Dereference and Typo Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu: Fix two issues in iommu_copy_struct_from_user() In the review for iommu_copy_struct_to_user() helper, Matt pointed out that a NULL pointer should be rejected prior to dereferencing it: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected] And Alok pointed out a typo at the same time: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected] Since both issues were copied from iommu_copy_struct_from_user(), fix them first in the current header.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2025, 8:25 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Apply kernel patches to fix iommu_copy_struct_from_user().
- Update to a patched Linux kernel version.
- Recompile and install the updated kernel.
- Reboot the system to load the new kernel.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu: Fix two issues in iommu_copy_struct_from_user() In the review for iommu_copy_struct_to_user() helper, Matt pointed out that a NULL pointer should be rejected prior to dereferencing it: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected] And Alok pointed out a typo at the same time: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected] Since both issues were copied from iommu_copy_struct_from_user(), fix them first in the current header. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e303d010722787dc84d94f68d70fe10dfc1b9ea Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30a3f2f3e4bd6335b727c83c08a982d969752bc1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/967d6f0d9a20a1bf15ee7ed881e2d4e532e22709