Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37765)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37765). 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/nouveau: prime: fix ttm_bo_delayed_delete oops
Fix an oops in ttm_bo_delayed_delete which results from dererencing a
dangling pointer:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6b7b: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 1082 Comm: kworker/u65:2 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc4-00267-g505460b44513-dirty #216
Hardware name: LENOVO 82N6/LNVNB161216, BIOS GKCN65WW 01/16/2024
Workqueue: ttm ttm_bo_delayed_delete [ttm]
RIP: 0010:dma_resv_iter_first_unlocked+0x55/0x290
Code: 31 f6 48 c7 c7 00 2b fa aa e8 97 bd 52 ff e8 a2 c1 53 00 5a 85 c0 74 48 e9 88 01 00 00 4c 89 63 20 4d 85 e4 0f 84 30 01 00 00 <41> 8b 44 24 10 c6 43 2c 01 48 89 df 89 43 28 e8 97 fd ff ff 4c 8b
RSP: 0018:ffffbf9383473d60 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffffbf9383473d88 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffffbf9383473d78 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b
R13: ffffa003bbf78580 R14: ffffa003a6728040 R15: 00000000000383cc
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa00991c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000758348024dd0 CR3: 000000012c259000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
? __die_body.cold+0x19/0x26
? die_addr+0x3d/0x70
? exc_general_protection+0x159/0x460
? asm_exc_general_protection+0x27/0x30…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-37765 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-2025-37765" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-37765 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / 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.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) 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-2025-37765 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.140-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37765 linux Fixed in: 5.10.237-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37765 linux
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org