CVE-2025-37892 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mtd:inflcore component, specifically affecting Debian and other Linux distributions. The flaw stems from a missing error check in the inftl_read_oob() function within INFTL_findwriteunit(), which could lead to incorrect loop termination if the read operation fails. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this local vulnerability allows an attacker with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the CISA KEV and Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.18, < 5.4.293CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.5, < 5.10.237CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.11, < 5.15.181CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 6.1.135CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.6.88CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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