CVE-2025-37998openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace()
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016 before 6712dc21506738f5f22b4f68b7c0d9e0df819dbd; from ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016 before 06b4f110c79716c181a8c5da007c259807840232; from ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016 before 47f7f00cf2fa3137d5c0416ef1a71bdf77901395; from ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016 before bca8df998cce1fead8cbc69144862eadc2e34c87; from ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016 before 0236742bd959332181c1fcc41a05b7b709180501; from ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016 before ec334aaab74705cc515205e1da3cb369fdfd93cd; from ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016 before 4fa672cbce9c86c3efb8621df1ae580d47813430; from ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016 before 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 3.3 before 5.4.294; from 5.5 before 5.10.238; from 5.11 before 5.15.183; from 5.16 before 6.1.139; from 6.2 before 6.6.91; from 6.7 before 6.12.29; from 6.13 before 6.14.7; 6.15; and 4 more ranges | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6712dc21506738f5f22b4f68b7c0d9e0df819dbdpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b4f110c79716c181a8c5da007c259807840232patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f7f00cf2fa3137d5c0416ef1a71bdf77901395patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bca8df998cce1fead8cbc69144862eadc2e34c87patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0236742bd959332181c1fcc41a05b7b709180501patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec334aaab74705cc515205e1da3cb369fdfd93cdpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fa672cbce9c86c3efb8621df1ae580d47813430patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308patch
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-307/third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.htmlthird-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlthird-party-advisory
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