Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37761)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37761). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe: Fix an out-of-bounds shift when invalidating TLB
When the size of the range invalidated is larger than
rounddown_pow_of_two(ULONG_MAX),
The function macro roundup_pow_of_two(length) will hit an out-of-bounds
shift [1].
Use a full TLB invalidation for such cases.
v2:
- Use a define for the range size limit over which we use a full
TLB invalidation. (Lucas) - Use a better calculation of the limit.
[1]:
[ 39.202421] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 39.202657] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in ./include/linux/log2.h:57:13
[ 39.202673] shift exponent 64 is too large for 64-bit type 'long unsigned int'
[ 39.202688] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 3129 Comm: xe_exec_system_ Tainted: G U 6.14.0+ #10
[ 39.202690] Tainted: [U]=USER
[ 39.202690] Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME B560M-A AC, BIOS 2001 02/01/2023
[ 39.202691] Call Trace:
[ 39.202692]
[ 39.202695] dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0xa0
[ 39.202699] ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x30
[ 39.202701] __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds.cold+0x61/0xe6
[ 39.202705] xe_gt_tlb_invalidation_range.cold+0x1d/0x3a [xe]
[ 39.202800] ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80
[ 39.202803] ? mark_held_locks+0x40/0x70
[ 39.202806] xe_svm_invalidate+0x459/0x700 [xe]
[ 39.202897] drm_gpusvm_notifier_invalidate+0x4d/0x70 [drm_gpusvm]
[ 39.202900] __mmu_notifier_release+0x1f5/0x270
[ 39.202905] exit_mmap+0x40e/0x450
[ 39.202912] __mmput+…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-37761 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-37761" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-37761 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-37761 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.41-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37761 linux Fixed in: 6.12.25-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37761 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org