CVE-2025-37989
Vulnerability Scoring
Analysis In Progress
CVE-2025-37989 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details
CVE-2025-37989
Attack Complexity Details
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Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
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Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
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Privileges Required:
None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
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Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
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User Interaction:
None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.
CVE-2025-37989 Details
Status: Awaiting Analysis
Last updated: 🕗 21 May 2025, 20:24 UTC
Originally published on: 🕕 20 May 2025, 18:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 1 days
CVSS Release:
CVE-2025-37989 Vulnerability Summary
CVE-2025-37989: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: leds: fix memory leak A network restart test on a router led to an out-of-memory condition, which was traced to a memory leak in the PHY LED trigger code. The root cause is misuse of the devm API. The registration function (phy_led_triggers_register) is called from phy_attach_direct, not phy_probe, and the unregister function (phy_led_triggers_unregister) is called from phy_detach, not phy_remove. This means the register and unregister functions can be called multiple times for the same PHY device, but devm-allocated memory is not freed until the driver is unbound. This also prevents kmemleak from detecting the leak, as the devm API internally stores the allocated pointer. Fix this by replacing devm_kzalloc/devm_kcalloc with standard kzalloc/kcalloc, and add the corresponding kfree calls in the unregister path.
Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-37989
Access Complexity Graph
The exploitability of CVE-2025-37989 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-37989
No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-37989.
Understanding AC and PR
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
CVSS Score Breakdown Chart
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-37989, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
CIA Impact Analysis
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-37989, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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Confidentiality:
None
CVE-2025-37989 does not compromise confidentiality.
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Integrity:
None
CVE-2025-37989 does not impact data integrity.
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Availability:
None
CVE-2025-37989 does not affect system availability.
CVE-2025-37989 References
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41143e71052a00d654c15dc924fda50c1e7357d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/618541a6cc1511064dfa58c89b3445e21844092f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/663c3da86e807c6c07ed48f911c7526fad6fe1ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f3d5880800f962c347777c4f8358f29f5fc403c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95bed65cc0eb2a610550abf849a8b94374da80a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/966d6494e2ed9be9052fcd9815afba830896aaf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f0ee992adf601aa00c252418266177eb7ac2bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f41f097f68a33d392579885426d0734a81219501
CWE Common Weakness Enumeration
Unknown
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