CVE-2025-37879
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-37879
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-37879.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-37879
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-05-09T06:45:43.197Z
- Modified
- 2026-05-07T04:16:47.610484Z
- Summary
- 9p/net: fix improper handling of bogus negative read/write replies
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
9p/net: fix improper handling of bogus negative read/write replies
In p9clientwrite() and p9clientread_once(), if the server incorrectly replies with success but a negative write/read count then we would consider written (negative) <= rsize (positive) because both variables were signed.
Make variables unsigned to avoid this problem.
The reproducer linked below now fails with the following error instead of a null pointer deref: 9pnet: bogus RWRITE count (4294967295 > 3)
- Database specific
{ "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/37xxx/CVE-2025-37879.json", "cna_assigner": "Linux" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/374e4cd75617c8c2552f562f39dd989583f5c330
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/468ff4a7c61fb811c596a7c44b6a5455e40fd12b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a68768e280b7d0c967ea509e791bb9b90adc94a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c548f95688e2b5ae0e2ae43d53cf717156c7d034
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0259a856afca31d699b706ed5e2adf11086c73b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/37xxx/CVE-2025-37879.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37879
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced070b3656cf228eaaef7b28b59264c5c7cdbdd0fbFixed468ff4a7c61fb811c596a7c44b6a5455e40fd12bFixeda68768e280b7d0c967ea509e791bb9b90adc94a5Fixedc548f95688e2b5ae0e2ae43d53cf717156c7d034Fixed374e4cd75617c8c2552f562f39dd989583f5c330Fixedd0259a856afca31d699b706ed5e2adf11086c73b