Vulnerability · Published May 20, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-37927iommu/amd: Fix potential buffer overflow in parse_ivrs_acpihid

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/amd: Fix potential buffer overflow in parse_ivrs_acpihid There is a string parsing logic error which can lead to an overflow of hid or uid buffers. Comparing ACPIID_LEN against a total string length doesn't take into account the lengths of individual hid and uid buffers so the check is insufficient in some cases. For example if the length of hid string is 4 and the length of the uid string is 260, the length of str will be equal to ACPIID_LEN + 1 but uid string will overflow uid buffer which size is 256. The same applies to the hid string with length 13 and uid string with length 250. Check the length of hid and uid strings separately to prevent buffer overflow. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.140-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37927
Debian:12linux6.1.140-1DSA-5925-1
Debian:13linux6.12.29-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37927
Debian:14linux6.12.29-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-144.157UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1088.95UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1USN-7665-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1094.103UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1094.103.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1087.96UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.146.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1085.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1070.78UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1080.83UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1083.89UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1084.89UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-144.157UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1082.83UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1041.41UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1030.30UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1007.7USN-7650-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1085.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.146.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1083.86UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.146.14.0-24.24.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37927

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ca3bf5d47cec8b7614bcb2e9132c40081d6d81db – before 2b65060c84ee4d8dc64fae6d2728b528e9e832e1ca3bf5d47cec8b7614bcb2e9132c40081d6d81db – before a65ebfed65fa62797ec1f5f1dcf7adb157a2de1eca3bf5d47cec8b7614bcb2e9132c40081d6d81db – before 466d9da267079a8d3b69fa72dfa3a732e1f6dbb5ca3bf5d47cec8b7614bcb2e9132c40081d6d81db – before c3f37faa71f5d26dd2144b3f2b14525ec8f5e41fca3bf5d47cec8b7614bcb2e9132c40081d6d81db – before 13d67528e1ae4486e9ab24b70122fab104c73c29ca3bf5d47cec8b7614bcb2e9132c40081d6d81db – before 10d901a95f8e766e5aa0bb9a983fb41271f64718ca3bf5d47cec8b7614bcb2e9132c40081d6d81db – before c8bdfc0297965bb13fa439d36ca9c4f7c8447f0fca3bf5d47cec8b7614bcb2e9132c40081d6d81db – before 8dee308e4c01dea48fc104d37f92d5b58c50b96c
Linux Linux 4.7

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