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CVE-2025-37998
openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace()
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6712dc21506738f5f22b4f68b7c0d9e0df819dbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b4f110c79716c181a8c5da007c259807840232
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f7f00cf2fa3137d5c0416ef1a71bdf77901395
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bca8df998cce1fead8cbc69144862eadc2e34c87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0236742bd959332181c1fcc41a05b7b709180501
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec334aaab74705cc515205e1da3cb369fdfd93cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fa672cbce9c86c3efb8621df1ae580d47813430
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-307/
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
ccb1352e76cff0524e7ccb2074826a092dd13016, 3.3, 0, 5.4.294, 5.10.238, 5.15.183, 6.1.139, 6.6.91, 6.12.29, 6.14.7, 6.15
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 29th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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