Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: fix uninit-value for...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipvs: fix uninit-value for saddr in do_output_route4
syzbot reports for uninit-value for the saddr argument [1].
commit 4754957f04f5 ("ipvs: do not use random local source address for
tunnels") already implies that the input value of saddr
should be ignored but the code is still reading it which can prevent
to connect the route. Fix it by changing the argument to ret_saddr.
[1]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in do_output_route4+0x42c/0x4d0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:147
do_output_route4+0x42c/0x4d0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:147
__ip_vs_get_out_rt+0x403/0x21d0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:330
ip_vs_tunnel_xmit+0x205/0x2380 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:1136
ip_vs_in_hook+0x1aa5/0x35b0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c:2063
nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:154 [inline]
nf_hook_slow+0xf7/0x400 net/netfilter/core.c:626
nf_hook include/linux/netfilter.h:269 [inline]
__ip_local_out+0x758/0x7e0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:118
ip_local_out net/ipv4/ip_output.c:127 [inline]
ip_send_skb+0x6a/0x3c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1501
udp_send_skb+0xfda/0x1b70 net/ipv4/udp.c:1195
udp_sendmsg+0x2fe3/0x33c0 net/ipv4/udp.c:1483
inet_sendmsg+0x1fc/0x280 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x267/0x380 net/socket.c:727
____sys_sendmsg+0x91b/0xda0 net/socket.c:2566
___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2620
__sys_sendmmsg+0x41d/0x880 net/socket.c:2702
__compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:360 [inline]
__do_compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:367 [inline]
__se_compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:364 [inline]
__ia32_compat_sys_sendmmsg+0xc8/0x140 net/compat.c:364
ia32_sys_call+0x3ffa/0x41f0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_32.h:346
do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:83 [inline]
__do_fast_syscall_32+0xb0/0x110 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:306
do_fast_syscall_32+0x38/0x80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:331
do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:369
entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e
Uninit was created at:
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4167 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4210 [inline]
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x8fa/0xe00 mm/slub.c:4367
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline]
ip_vs_dest_dst_alloc net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:61 [inline]
__ip_vs_get_out_rt+0x35d/0x21d0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:323
ip_vs_tunnel_xmit+0x205/0x2380 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:1136
ip_vs_in_hook+0x1aa5/0x35b0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c:2063
nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:154 [inline]
nf_hook_slow+0xf7/0x400 net/netfilter/core.c:626
nf_hook include/linux/netfilter.h:269 [inline]
__ip_local_out+0x758/0x7e0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:118
ip_local_out net/ipv4/ip_output.c:127 [inline]
ip_send_skb+0x6a/0x3c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1501
udp_send_skb+0xfda/0x1b70 net/ipv4/udp.c:1195
udp_sendmsg+0x2fe3/0x33c0 net/ipv4/udp.c:1483
inet_sendmsg+0x1fc/0x280 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x267/0x380 net/socket.c:727
____sys_sendmsg+0x91b/0xda0 net/socket.c:2566
___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2620
__sys_sendmmsg+0x41d/0x880 net/socket.c:2702
__compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:360 [inline]
__do_compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:367 [inline]
__se_compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:364 [inline]
__ia32_compat_sys_sendmmsg+0xc8/0x140 net/compat.c:364
ia32_sys_call+0x3ffa/0x41f0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_32.h:346
do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:83 [inline]
__do_fast_syscall_32+0xb0/0x110 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:306
do_fast_syscall_32+0x38/0x80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:331
do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:369
entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 22408 Comm: syz.4.5165 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc3-syzkaller-00019-gbc3372351d0c #0 PREEMPT(undef)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engi
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Impact
CVE-2025-37961 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). 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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- What is CVE-2025-37961? CVE-2025-37961 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-37961? CVE-2025-37961 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). 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-2025-37961? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-37961 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-37961 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-37961 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-2025-37961 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.