CVE-2025-37773

virtiofs: add filesystem context source name check

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2025 at 01:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:15 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtiofs: add filesystem context source name check In certain scenarios, for example, during fuzz testing, the source name may be NULL, which could lead to a kernel panic. Therefore, an extra check for the source name should be added.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1815.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1355.4 ≤ v < 5.10.2375.4 ≤ v < 5.15.1815.4 ≤ v < 5.4.2935.4 ≤ v < 6.1.1355.4 ≤ v < 6.12.255.4 ≤ v < 6.14.45.4 ≤ v < 6.155.4 ≤ v < 6.6.885.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2376.13 ≤ v < 6.14.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.886.7 ≤ v < 6.12.255.46.15 rc16.15 rc2a62a8ef9d97da23762a588592c8b8eb50a8deb6a
Vendor states this is fixed in 599d1e2a6aecc44acf22fe7ea6f5e84a7e526abe (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5ee09cdaf3414f6c92960714af46d3d90eede2f3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9d6dcf18a1b49990295ac8a05fd9bdfd27ccbf88 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a648d80f8d9b208beee03a2d9aa690cfacf1d41e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a94fd938df2b1628da66b498aa0eeb89593bc7a2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b84f13fdad10a543e2e65bab7e81b3f0bceabd67 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c3e31d613951c299487844c4d1686a933e8ee291 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f6ec52710dc5e156b774cbef5d0f5c99b1c53a80 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.237 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.181 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.293 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.135 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.25 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.88 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/599d1e2a6aecc44acf22fe7ea6f5e84a7e526abe
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ee09cdaf3414f6c92960714af46d3d90eede2f3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d6dcf18a1b49990295ac8a05fd9bdfd27ccbf88
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a648d80f8d9b208beee03a2d9aa690cfacf1d41e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a94fd938df2b1628da66b498aa0eeb89593bc7a2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b84f13fdad10a543e2e65bab7e81b3f0bceabd67
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3e31d613951c299487844c4d1686a933e8ee291
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6ec52710dc5e156b774cbef5d0f5c99b1c53a80

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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