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CVE-2025-37743

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published May 1, 2025 linux CWE-401 EPSS 0.15% (4th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2025-37743 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 1, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath12k: Avoid memory leak while enabling statistics

Driver uses monitor destination rings for extended statistics mode and

standalone monitor mode. In extended statistics mode, TLVs are parsed from

the buffer received from the monitor destination ring and assigned to the

ppdu_info structure to update per-packet statistics. In standalone monitor

mode, along with per-packet statistics, the packet data (payload) is

captured, and the driver updates per MSDU to mac80211.

When the AP interface is enabled, only extended statistics mode is

activated. As part of enabling monitor rings for collecting statistics,

the driver subscribes to HAL_RX_MPDU_START TLV in the filter

configuration. This TLV is received from the monitor destination ring, and

kzalloc for the mon_mpdu object occurs, which is not freed, leading to a

memory leak. The kzalloc for the mon_mpdu object is only required while

enabling the standalone monitor

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 6.3, < 6.14.3 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-37743?

CVE-2025-37743 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 1, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-37743?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-37743?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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