CVE-2025-37879

NameCVE-2025-37879
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p/net: fix improper handling of bogus negative read/write replies In p9_client_write() and p9_client_read_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)
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.234-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.137-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.135-1vulnerable
trixie6.12.27-1fixed
sid6.12.29-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.137-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.12.27-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/d0259a856afca31d699b706ed5e2adf11086c73b (6.15-rc1)

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