CVE-2025-37872

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: fix memory leak in txgbe_probe() err...

CVE-2025-37872 is fixed in 36 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37872, released May 9, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0031
24th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: fix memory leak in txgbe_probe() error path When txgbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx->rss_key in wx_init_rss_key(). However, in txgbe_probe() function, the subsequent error paths after txgbe_sw_init() don't free the rss_key. Fix that by freeing it in error path along with wx->mac_table. Also change the label to which execution jumps when txgbe_sw_init() fails, because otherwise, it could lead to a double free for rss_key, when the mac_table allocation fails in wx_sw_init().

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.25-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37872 May 9, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.12.25-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37872 May 9, 2025

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