CVE-2025-37757 | tipc: fix memory leak in tipc_link_xmit

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix memory leak in tipc_link_xmit In case the backlog transmit queue for system-importance messages is overloaded, tipc_link_xmit() returns -ENOBUFS but the skb list is not purged. This leads to memory leak and failure when a skb is allocated. This commit fixes this issue by purging the skb list before tipc_link_xmit() returns.

Published: 2025-05-01 Last update: 2025-11-04 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-37757 is rated Low Risk (28.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-37757

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-25 0.02% 0.06% +0.04%
2 2025-11-05 0.06% 0.02% -0.04%
3 2025-10-09 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-37757

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-37757

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-37757

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-37757 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-37757
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37757
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37757/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-37757 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, ignored 165, released 162, needed 40, not-affected 36, needs-triage 2, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37757

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-37757

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.11, < 5.4.293 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.237 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.181 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.135 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.88 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.24 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 6.14.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-37757

URL Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09c2dcda2c551bba30710c33f6ac678ae7395389 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24e6280cdd7f8d01fc6b9b365fb800c2fb7ea9bb Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69ae94725f4fc9e75219d2d69022029c5b24bc9a Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c5957f7905b4aede9d7a559d271438f3ca9e852 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84895f5ce3829d9fc030e5ec2d8729da4c0c9d08 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40cbfbb8f95c325430f017883da669b2aa927d4 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0e02d3d27a0b4dcb13f954f537ca1dd8f282dcf Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d40e437adb376be16b3a12dd5c63f0fa768247 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed06675d3b8cd37120b447646d53f7cd3e6fcd63 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html Mailing List
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