CVE-2025-37838

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 11.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-04-18 14:20Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:57Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-04-16

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

983e8a581fcfe5e63002f9630a22c4937875ed29a7ecd064c60b7783a4011a16

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d03abc1c2b21324550fa71e12d53e7d3498e0af6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a8c29beb8a02b5a0a9d77d608aa14b6f88a6b86
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72972552d0d0bfeb2dec5daf343a19018db36ffa
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d58493832e284f066e559b8da5ab20c15a2801d3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58eb29dba712ab0f13af59ca2fe545f5ce360e78
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae5a6a0b425e8f76a9f0677e50796e494e89b088
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/834e602d0cc7c743bfce734fad4a46cefc0f9ab1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b4194c9a7a8f92db39e8e86c85f4fb12ebbec4f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f88665a78045fe35c7669d2926b8d97b892c11
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html