net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: avoid unregistering devlink regions which were never registered
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: avoid unregistering devlink regions which were never registered Russell King reports that a system with mv88e6xxx dereferences a NULL pointer when unbinding this driver: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ The crash seems to be in devlink_region_destroy(), which is not NULL tolerant but is given a NULL devlink global region pointer. At least on some chips, some devlink regions are conditionally registered since the blamed commit, see mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_global(): if (cond && !cond(chip)) continue; These are MV88E6XXX_REGION_STU and MV88E6XXX_REGION_PVT. If the chip does not have an STU or PVT, it should crash like this. To fix the issue, avoid unregistering those regions which are NULL, i.e. were skipped at mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_global() time.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.13 and later | 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.13 and later Fixed in 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.13 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.135; 6.2 to before 6.6.88; 6.7 to before 6.12.25; 6.13 to before 6.14.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.135; 6.2 to before 6.6.88; 6.7 to before 6.12.25; 6.13 to before 6.14.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-37787
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfj5-q228-92r2
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ccdf5e24b276848eefb2755e05ff0f005a0c4a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3c70dfe51f10df60db2646c08cebd24bcdc5247
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb80f004f7a90c3dcaacc982c59967457254a05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3665695e3572239dc233216f06b41f40cc771889
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f5e95945bb1e08be7655da6acba648274db457d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c84f6ce918a9e6f4996597cbc62536bbf2247c96
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Sources
- CVE-2025-37787 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-37787 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hfj5-q228-92r2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-37787 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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