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CVE-2025-37814

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-37814 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the tty subsystem, specifically related to the TIOCL_SELMOUSEREPORT ioctl. It allows a local attacker to simulate mouse movements that can be misinterpreted as keyboard input by command-line applications, potentially leading to command injection. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a high impact on availability, though confidentiality and integrity are not directly affected. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.12.14, < 6.12.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.13.3, < 6.14.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
6.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0017 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2025-37814Moderate

kernel: tty: Require CAP_SYS_ADMIN for all usages of TIOCL_SELMOUSEREPORT

May 8, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/6f021bc0083b96125fdbed6a60d7b4396c4d6dac
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9b50c9c97db953de756a39af83d4be4d7f618aa6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ee6a44da3c87cf64d67dd02be8c0127a5bf56175
Patch