CVE-2025-37998
Openvswitch Netlink Attribute Parsing Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 29, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 29, 2025, 2:29 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 29, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0236742bd959332181c1fcc41a05b7b709180501 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f7f00cf2fa3137d5c0416ef1a71bdf77901395 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fa672cbce9c86c3efb8621df1ae580d47813430 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bca8df998cce1fead8cbc69144862eadc2e34c87 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec334aaab74705cc515205e1da3cb369fdfd93cd
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