Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37903)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37903). 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/amd/display: Fix slab-use-after-free in hdcp
The HDCP code in amdgpu_dm_hdcp.c copies pointers to amdgpu_dm_connector
objects without incrementing the kref reference counts. When using a
USB-C dock, and the dock is unplugged, the corresponding
amdgpu_dm_connector objects are freed, creating dangling pointers in the
HDCP code. When the dock is plugged back, the dangling pointers are
dereferenced, resulting in a slab-use-after-free:
[ 66.775837] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in event_property_validate+0x42f/0x6c0 [amdgpu]
[ 66.776171] Read of size 4 at addr ffff888127804120 by task kworker/0:1/10
[ 66.776179] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 10 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc7-00180-g54505f727a38-dirty #233
[ 66.776183] Hardware name: HP HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0xxx/8916, BIOS F.17 12/18/2024
[ 66.776186] Workqueue: events event_property_validate [amdgpu]
[ 66.776494] Call Trace:
[ 66.776496]
[ 66.776497] dump_stack_lvl+0x70/0xa0
[ 66.776504] print_report+0x175/0x555
[ 66.776507] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x243/0x450
[ 66.776510] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x66/0x1c0
[ 66.776515] kasan_report+0xeb/0x1c0
[ 66.776518] ? event_property_validate+0x42f/0x6c0 [amdgpu]
[ 66.776819] ? event_property_validate+0x42f/0x6c0 [amdgpu]
[ 66.777121] __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x14/0x20
[ 66.777124] event_property_validate+0x42f/0x6c0 [amdgpu]
[ 66.777342] ? __lock_acquir…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-37903 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-2025-37903" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-37903 (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-2025-37903 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.140-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37903 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37903 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
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org