{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-37791", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:23.941Z", "datePublished": "2025-05-01T13:07:24.062Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-26T05:20:58.400Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-26T05:20:58.400Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nethtool: cmis_cdb: use correct rpl size in ethtool_cmis_module_poll()\n\nrpl is passed as a pointer to ethtool_cmis_module_poll(), so the correct\nsize of rpl is sizeof(*rpl) which should be just 1 byte. Using the\npointer size instead can cause stack corruption:\n\nKernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: ethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\nCPU: 72 UID: 0 PID: 4440 Comm: kworker/72:2 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE 6.11.0 #24\nTainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE\nHardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R760/04GWWM, BIOS 1.6.6 09/20/2023\nWorkqueue: events module_flash_fw_work\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n panic+0x339/0x360\n ? ethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\n ? __pfx_status_success+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_status_fail+0x10/0x10\n __stack_chk_fail+0x10/0x10\n ethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\n ethtool_cmis_cdb_execute_cmd+0x1fc/0x330\n ? __pfx_status_fail+0x10/0x10\n cmis_cdb_module_features_get+0x6d/0xd0\n ethtool_cmis_cdb_init+0x8a/0xd0\n ethtool_cmis_fw_update+0x46/0x1d0\n module_flash_fw_work+0x17/0xa0\n process_one_work+0x179/0x390\n worker_thread+0x239/0x340\n ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10\n kthread+0xcc/0x100\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n </TASK>"}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/ethtool/cmis_cdb.c"], "versions": [{"version": "a39c84d796254e6b1662ca0c46dbc313379e9291", "lessThan": "61765e1b417a23371c3735e3cddf4ad9354ed2e9", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "a39c84d796254e6b1662ca0c46dbc313379e9291", "lessThan": "7eb0a0072f966bb0b01d8b7d529d9743a7187bd1", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "a39c84d796254e6b1662ca0c46dbc313379e9291", "lessThan": "f3fdd4fba16c74697d8bc730b82fb7c1eff7fab3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/ethtool/cmis_cdb.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.11", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.11", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.25", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.14.4", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.14.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.15", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.11", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.25"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.11", "versionEndExcluding": "6.14.4"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.11", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61765e1b417a23371c3735e3cddf4ad9354ed2e9"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eb0a0072f966bb0b01d8b7d529d9743a7187bd1"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3fdd4fba16c74697d8bc730b82fb7c1eff7fab3"}], "title": "ethtool: cmis_cdb: use correct rpl size in ethtool_cmis_module_poll()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nethtool: cmis_cdb: use correct rpl size in ethtool_cmis_module_poll()\n\nrpl is passed as a pointer to ethtool_cmis_module_poll(), so the correct\nsize of rpl is sizeof(*rpl) which should be just 1 byte. Using the\npointer size instead can cause stack corruption:\n\nKernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: ethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\nCPU: 72 UID: 0 PID: 4440 Comm: kworker/72:2 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE 6.11.0 #24\nTainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE\nHardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R760/04GWWM, BIOS 1.6.6 09/20/2023\nWorkqueue: events module_flash_fw_work\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n panic+0x339/0x360\n ? ethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\n ? __pfx_status_success+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_status_fail+0x10/0x10\n __stack_chk_fail+0x10/0x10\n ethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\n ethtool_cmis_cdb_execute_cmd+0x1fc/0x330\n ? __pfx_status_fail+0x10/0x10\n cmis_cdb_module_features_get+0x6d/0xd0\n ethtool_cmis_cdb_init+0x8a/0xd0\n ethtool_cmis_fw_update+0x46/0x1d0\n module_flash_fw_work+0x17/0xa0\n process_one_work+0x179/0x390\n worker_thread+0x239/0x340\n ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10\n kthread+0xcc/0x100\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n </TASK>"}], "id": "CVE-2025-37791", "lastModified": "2025-05-02T13:53:20.943", "metrics": {}, "published": "2025-05-01T14:15:43.540", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61765e1b417a23371c3735e3cddf4ad9354ed2e9"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eb0a0072f966bb0b01d8b7d529d9743a7187bd1"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3fdd4fba16c74697d8bc730b82fb7c1eff7fab3"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: ethtool: cmis_cdb: use correct rpl size in ethtool_cmis_module_poll()", "id": "2363270", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2363270"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-99", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nethtool: cmis_cdb: use correct rpl size in ethtool_cmis_module_poll()\nrpl is passed as a pointer to ethtool_cmis_module_poll(), so the correct\nsize of rpl is sizeof(*rpl) which should be just 1 byte. Using the\npointer size instead can cause stack corruption:\nKernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: ethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\nCPU: 72 UID: 0 PID: 4440 Comm: kworker/72:2 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE 6.11.0 #24\nTainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE\nHardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R760/04GWWM, BIOS 1.6.6 09/20/2023\nWorkqueue: events module_flash_fw_work\nCall Trace:\n<TASK>\npanic+0x339/0x360\n? ethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\n? __pfx_status_success+0x10/0x10\n? __pfx_status_fail+0x10/0x10\n__stack_chk_fail+0x10/0x10\nethtool_cmis_wait_for_cond+0xf4/0x100\nethtool_cmis_cdb_execute_cmd+0x1fc/0x330\n? __pfx_status_fail+0x10/0x10\ncmis_cdb_module_features_get+0x6d/0xd0\nethtool_cmis_cdb_init+0x8a/0xd0\nethtool_cmis_fw_update+0x46/0x1d0\nmodule_flash_fw_work+0x17/0xa0\nprocess_one_work+0x179/0x390\nworker_thread+0x239/0x340\n? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10\nkthread+0xcc/0x100\n? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\nret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50\n? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\nret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n</TASK>"], "name": "CVE-2025-37791", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-05-01T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-37791\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37791\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025050120-CVE-2025-37791-793c@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}