CVE-2025-37885

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Reset IRTE to host control if *new* route isn't postable Restore an IRTE back to host control (remapped or posted MSI mode) if the *new* GSI route prevents posting the IRQ directly to a vCPU, regardless of the GSI routing type. Updating the IRTE if and only if the new GSI is an MSI results in KVM leaving an IRTE posting to a vCPU. The dangling IRTE can result in interrupts being incorrectly delivered to the guest, and in the worst case scenario can result in use-after-free, e.g. if the VM is torn down, but the underlying host IRQ isn't freed.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5f2dee9f7fcd2ff4b97869f3c66a0d89c167769

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5de7ac74f69603ad803c524b840bffd36368fc3

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bcac97dc42d2f4da8229d18feb0fe2b1ce523a2

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3481fd96d801715942b6f69fe251133128156f30

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3066ec21d1a33896125747f68638725f456308db

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/116c7d35b8f72eac383b9fd371d7c1a8ffc2968b

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/023816bd5fa46fab94d1e7917fe131b79ed1fb41

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-05-09

Updated: 2025-05-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00024