CVE-2025-37148 Kernel Panic triggered by Modified Ethernet Frames leads to Denial of Service Vulnerability
Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a kernel panic and disrupt network services by sending modified Ethernet frames to ArubaOS devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-37148?
CVE-2025-37148 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 14 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the parsing of ethernet frames in AOS-8 Instant and AOS 10 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct a denial of service attack. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to potentially disrupt network services and require manual intervention to restore functionality.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37148?
How do I fix CVE-2025-37148?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-37148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-37148 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37148 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmpv-fx78-c225.