CVE-2025-37780

CVE-2025-37780 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.1. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-125.

Key facts

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: isofs: Prevent the use of too small fid syzbot reported a slab-out-of-bounds Read in isofs_fh_to_parent. [1] The handle_bytes value passed in by the reproducing program is equal to 12. In handle_to_path(), only 12 bytes of memory are allocated for the structure file_handle->f_handle member, which causes an out-of-bounds access when accessing the member parent_block of the structure isofs_fid in isofs, because accessing parent_block requires at least 16 bytes of f_handle. Here, fh_len is used to indirectly confirm that the value of handle_bytes is greater than 3 before accessing parent_block. [1] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in isofs_fh_to_parent+0x1b8/0x210 fs/isofs/export.c:183 Read of size 4 at addr ffff0000cc030d94 by task syz-executor215/6466 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6466 Comm: syz-executor215 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc7-syzkaller-ga2392f333575 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025 Call trace: show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:466 (C) __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xe4/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:408 [inline] print_report+0x198/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:521 kasan_report+0xd8/0x138 mm/kasan/report.c:634 __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x20/0x2c mm/kasan/report_generic.c:380 isofs_fh_to_parent+0x1b8/0x210 fs/isofs/export.c:183 exportfs_decode_fh_raw+0x2dc/0x608 fs/exportfs/expfs.c:523 do_handle_to_path+0xa0/0x198 fs/fhandle.c:257 handle_to_path fs/fhandle.c:385 [inline] do_handle_open+0x8cc/0xb8c fs/fhandle.c:403 __do_sys_open_by_handle_at fs/fhandle.c:443 [inline] __se_sys_open_by_handle_at fs/fhandle.c:434 [inline] __arm64_sys_open_by_handle_at+0x80/0x94 fs/fhandle.c:434 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151 el0_svc+0x54/0x168 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:744 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x108 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:762 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600 Allocated by task 6466: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x40/0x78 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_alloc_info+0x40/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:562 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xac/0xc4 mm/kasan/common.c:394 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4294 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x32c/0x54c mm/slub.c:4306 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline] handle_to_path fs/fhandle.c:357 [inline] do_handle_open+0x5a4/0xb8c fs/fhandle.c:403 __do_sys_open_by_handle_at fs/fhandle.c:443 [inline] __se_sys_open_by_handle_at fs/fhandle.c:434 [inline] __arm64_sys_open_by_handle_at+0x80/0x94 fs/fhandle.c:434 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151 el0_svc+0x54/0x168 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:744 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x108 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:762 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37780?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: isofs: Prevent the use of too small fid syzbot reported a slab-out-of-bounds Read in isofs_fh_to_parent. [1] The handle_bytes value passed in by the reproducing program is equal to 12. In handle_to_path(), only 12 bytes of memory are allocated for the structure file_handle->f_handle member, which causes an out-of-bounds access when accessing the member parent_block of the structure isofs_fid in isofs, because accessing parent_block requires at least 16 bytes of f_handle. Here, fh_len is used to indirectly confirm that the value of handle_bytes is greater than 3 before accessing parent_block. [1] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in isofs_fh_to_parent+0x1b8/0x210 fs/isofs/export.c:183 Read of size 4 at addr ffff0000cc030d94 by task syz-executor215/6466 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6466 Comm: syz-executor215 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc7-syzkaller-ga2392f333575 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025 Call trace: show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:466 (C) __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xe4/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:408 [inline] print_report+0x198/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:521 kasan_report+0xd8/0x138 mm/kasan/report.c:634 __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x20/0x2c mm/kasan/report_generic.c:380 isofs_fh_to_parent+0x1b8/0x210 fs/isofs/export.c:183 exportfs_decode_fh_raw+0x2dc/0x608 fs/exportfs/expfs.c:523 do_handle_to_path+0xa0/0x198 fs/fhandle.c:257 handle_to_path fs/fhandle.c:385 [inline] do_handle_open+0x8cc/0xb8c fs/fhandle.c:403 __do_sys_open_by_handle_at fs/fhandle.c:443 [inline] __se_sys_open_by_handle_at fs/fhandle.c:434 [inline] __arm64_sys_open_by_handle_at+0x80/0x94 fs/fhandle.c:434 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151 el0_svc+0x54/0x168 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:744 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x108 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:762 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600 Allocated by task 6466: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x40/0x78 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_alloc_info+0x40/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:562 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xac/0xc4 mm/kasan/common.c:394 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4294 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x32c/0x54c mm/slub.c:4306 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline] handle_to_path fs/fhandle.c:357 [inline] do_handle_open+0x5a4/0xb8c fs/fhandle.c:403 __do_sys_open_by_handle_at fs/fhandle.c:443 [inline] __se_sys_open_by_handle_at fs/fhandle.c:434 [inline] __arm64_sys_open_by_handle_at+0x80/0x94 fs/fhandle.c:434 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151 el0_svc+0x54/0x168 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:744 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x108 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:762 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600
How severe is CVE-2025-37780?
CVE-2025-37780 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-37780 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (7th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-37780?
CVE-2025-37780 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 9 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-37780?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-37780 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
Yes. CVE-2025-37780 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-13027.
When was CVE-2025-37780 published?
CVE-2025-37780 was published on 2025-05-01 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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