RDMA/core: Silence oversized kvmalloc() warning
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Silence oversized kvmalloc() warning syzkaller triggered an oversized kvmalloc() warning. Silence it by adding __GFP_NOWARN. syzkaller log: WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 518 at mm/util.c:665 __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x175/0x180 CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 518 Comm: c_repro Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6+ #6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x175/0x180 RSP: 0018:ffffc90001e67c10 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000100 RBX: 0000000000000400 RCX: ffffffff8149d46b RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8881030fae80 RDI: 0000000000000002 RBP: 000000712c800000 R08: 0000000000000100 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffc90001e67c10 R11: 0030ae0601000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00000000ffffffff R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007fde79159740(0000) GS:ffff88813bdc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020000180 CR3: 0000000105eb4005 CR4: 00000000003706b0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> ib_umem_odp_get+0x1f6/0x390 mlx5_ib_reg_user_mr+0x1e8/0x450 ib_uverbs_reg_mr+0x28b/0x440 ib_uverbs_write+0x7d3/0xa30 vfs_write+0x1ac/0x6c0 ksys_write+0x134/0x170 ? __sanitizer_cov_trace_pc+0x1c/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x50/0x110 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.4 and later | 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4 and later Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 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:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 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
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-37867
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m63-6f39-c6xq
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f94ac90ce7bd6f9266ad0d99044ed86e8d1416c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791daf8240cedf27af8794038ae1d32ef643bce6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c588e9afbab240c921f936cb676dac72e2e2b66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae470d06320dea4002d441784d691f0a26b4322d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d81bb58a203ad5f4044dc18cfbc230c194f650a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f476eba25fdf70faa7b19a3e0fb00e65c5b53106
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a0e6f15029e1a8a21e40f06fd05aa52b7f063de
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Sources
- CVE-2025-37867 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-37867 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m63-6f39-c6xq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-37867 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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