Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37774)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37774). 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:
slab: ensure slab->obj_exts is clear in a newly allocated slab page
ktest recently reported crashes while running several buffered io tests
with __alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook() at the top of the crash call stack.
The signature indicates an invalid address dereference with low bits of
slab->obj_exts being set. The bits were outside of the range used by
page_memcg_data_flags and objext_flags and hence were not masked out
by slab_obj_exts() when obtaining the pointer stored in slab->obj_exts.
The typical crash log looks like this:
00510 Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010
00510 Mem abort info:
00510 ESR = 0x0000000096000045
00510 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
00510 SET = 0, FnV = 0
00510 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
00510 FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault
00510 Data abort info:
00510 ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000045, ISS2 = 0x00000000
00510 CM = 0, WnR = 1, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
00510 GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
00510 user pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000104175000
00510 [0000000000000010] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000, pud=0000000000000000
00510 Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000045 [#1] SMP
00510 Modules linked in:
00510 CPU: 10 UID: 0 PID: 7692 Comm: cat Not tainted 6.15.0-rc1-ktest-g189e17946605 #19327 NONE
00510 Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
00510 pstate: 20001005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -D…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-37774 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-2025-37774" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-37774 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / 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.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) 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-2025-37774 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.41-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37774 linux Fixed in: 6.12.25-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37774 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