CVE-2025-37939

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libbpf: Fix accessing BTF.ext core_relo header Update btf_ext_parse_info() to ensure the core_relo header is present before reading its fields. This avoids a potential buffer read overflow reported by the OSS Fuzz project.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a7c2a84359612e54328aa52030eb202093da6e2	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a67f60f0a8be10cea7a884a1a00e9feb6645657	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d529411ec44535308c5d59cbeff74be6fe14b479	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

17 Nov 2025, 14:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CWE		CWE-120
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a7c2a84359612e54328aa52030eb202093da6e2 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a7c2a84359612e54328aa52030eb202093da6e2 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a67f60f0a8be10cea7a884a1a00e9feb6645657 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a67f60f0a8be10cea7a884a1a00e9feb6645657 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d529411ec44535308c5d59cbeff74be6fe14b479 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d529411ec44535308c5d59cbeff74be6fe14b479 - Patch

Information

Published : 2025-05-20 16:15

Updated : 2025-11-17 14:57

NVD link : CVE-2025-37939

Mitre link : CVE-2025-37939

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-37939

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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