Vulnerability · Published Apr 18, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-37860sfc: fix NULL dereferences in ef100_process_design_param()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sfc: fix NULL dereferences in ef100_process_design_param() Since cited commit, ef100_probe_main() and hence also ef100_check_design_params() run before efx->net_dev is created; consequently, we cannot netif_set_tso_max_size() or _segs() at this point. Move those netif calls to ef100_probe_netdev(), and also replace netif_err within the design params code with pci_err.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-37860
Debian:13linux6.12.57-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37860
Debian:14linux6.16.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-106.106USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-106.106UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1050.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1050.53USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1USN-8095-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1051.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1051.57USN-8125-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1052.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1052.55USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1048.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1048.53USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1035.38USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1049.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1049.49USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-106.106.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-106.106.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1049.52USN-8100-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1049.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1USN-8100-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1049.52.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1049.52.1USN-8100-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1047.48USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1047.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1050.54USN-8095-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1029.30USN-8261-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1028.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37860

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 98ff4c7c8ac7f5339aac6114105395fea19f992e – before 68ce59a1fdec97d94384499d3b5bc097fca0dd5d98ff4c7c8ac7f5339aac6114105395fea19f992e – before a9703b006a475f474a571801ad3dd9b1bda3527398ff4c7c8ac7f5339aac6114105395fea19f992e – before f21623b8446735b5e2ac5f8ee69b8743177d7b1998ff4c7c8ac7f5339aac6114105395fea19f992e – before e56391011381d6d029da377a65ac314cb3d5def298ff4c7c8ac7f5339aac6114105395fea19f992e – before 8241ecec1cdc6699ae197d52d58e76bddd995fa5
Linux Linux 6.0

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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