VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-37998
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace() This patch replaces the manual Netlink attribute iteration in output_userspace() with nla_for_each_nested(), which…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.21%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace() This patch replaces the manual Netlink attribute iteration in output_userspace() with nla_for_each_nested(), which ensures that only well-formed attributes are processed.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0236742bd959332181c1fcc41a05b7b709180501Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b4f110c79716c181a8c5da007c259807840232Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f7f00cf2fa3137d5c0416ef1a71bdf77901395Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fa672cbce9c86c3efb8621df1ae580d47813430Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6712dc21506738f5f22b4f68b7c0d9e0df819dbdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bca8df998cce1fead8cbc69144862eadc2e34c87Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec334aaab74705cc515205e1da3cb369fdfd93cdPatch
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-307/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.