CVE-2025-37789

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Published 2026-02-09 · Modified 2026-02-12

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.5

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action It's not safe to access nla_len(ovs_key) if the data is smaller than the netlink header. Check that the attribute is OK first.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2025-37789 NameCVE-2025-37789 DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action It's not safe to access nla_len(ovs_key) if the data is smaller than the netlink header. Check that the attribute is OK first. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu,…

CVE-2025-37789

Name	CVE-2025-37789
Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action It's not safe to access nla_len(ovs_key) if the data is smaller than the netlink header. Check that the attribute is OK first.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-4178-1, DLA-4193-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	bullseye	5.10.223-1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	5.10.257-1	fixed
	bookworm	6.1.170-3	fixed
	bookworm (security)	6.1.172-1	fixed
	trixie	6.12.86-1	fixed
	trixie (security)	6.12.90-1	fixed
	forky	7.0.9-1	fixed
	sid	7.0.10-1	fixed
linux-6.1 (PTS)	bullseye (security)	6.1.174-1~deb11u1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin
linux	source	bullseye	5.10.237-1	DLA-4178-1
linux	source	bookworm	6.1.135-1
linux	source	(unstable)	6.12.25-1
linux-6.1	source	bullseye	6.1.137-1~deb11u1	DLA-4193-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/65d91192aa66f05710cfddf6a14b5a25ee554dba (6.15-rc3)

Home - Debian Security - Source (Git)

Apply commands

text fix

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/65d91192aa66f05710cfddf6a14b5a25ee554dba (6.15-rc3)

OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

AlmaLinux Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	`kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7.aarch64.rpm`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`6.12.25-1`
sid	Fixed	`6.12.25-1`
forky	Fixed	`6.12.25-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`5.10.237-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`6.1.135-1`

Red Hat Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	—

Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	—

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.