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CVE-2025-37824

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix NULL pointer dereference in tipc_mon_reinit_self() syzbot reported: tipc: Node number set to 1055423674 Oops: genera…

Published May 8, 2025CWE-476EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2025-37824 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 8, 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:

tipc: fix NULL pointer dereference in tipc_mon_reinit_self()

syzbot reported:

tipc: Node number set to 1055423674

Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI

KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]

CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 6017 Comm: kworker/3:5 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc1-syzkaller-00246-g900241a5cc15 #0 PREEMPT(full)

Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014

Workqueue: events tipc_net_finalize_work

RIP: 0010:tipc_mon_reinit_self+0x11c/0x210 net/tipc/monitor.c:719

...

RSP: 0018:ffffc9000356fb68 EFLAGS: 00010246

RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 000000003ee87cba

RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8dbc56a7 RDI: ffff88804c2cc010

RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000

R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000007

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Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/0ceef62a328ce1288598c9242576292671f21e96Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/4d5e1e2d3e9d70beff7beab44fd6ce91405a405eRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd464fd24de93d0eca377554bf0ff2548f76f30Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/a3df56010403b2cd26388096ebccf959d23c4dccRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d63527e109e811ef11abb1c2985048fdb528b4cbRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6cb0a8575b00fbd503e96903184125176f4fa3Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e6613b6d41f4010c4d484cbc7bfca690d8d522a2Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e79e8e05aa46f90d21023f0ffe6f136ed6a20932Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37824?

CVE-2025-37824 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 8, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-37824?

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-2025-37824?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-37824?

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