Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: isofs: Prevent the use of...
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
Impact
A read operation accesses a memory location beyond the intended buffer boundary. Typical impact: sensitive data disclosure or crash.
CVE-2025-37780 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-37780? CVE-2025-37780 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. A read operation accesses a memory location beyond the intended buffer boundary.
- How severe is CVE-2025-37780? CVE-2025-37780 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-37780? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-37780 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-37780 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-37780 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-37780 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.