CVE-2025-37912 ice: Check VF VSI Pointer Value in ice_vc_add_fdir_fltr()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing null pointer check in the Intel ice network driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-37912?

CVE-2025-37912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ice: Check VF VSI Pointer Value in ice_vc_add_fdir_fltr()

As mentioned in the commit baeb705fd6a7 ("ice: always check VF VSI pointer values"), we need to perform a null pointer check on the return value of ice_get_vf_vsi() before using it.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37912?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2025-37912?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-37912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-37912, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37912, GHSA-7q97-2mwr-62p8, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-37912, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-37912, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-37912 and 1 more.

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