What is CVE-2025-37982?

CVE-2025-37982 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.32 onward and patched in 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181 and others. CVE-2025-37982 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-37982?

CVE-2025-37982 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-37982?

Yes, CVE-2025-37982 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.32 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-37982 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-37982 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2025-37982

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wl1251: fix memory leak in wl1251_tx_work The skb dequeued from tx_queue is lost when wl1251_ps_elp_wakeup fails with a -ETIMEDOUT error. Fix that by queueing the skb back to tx_queue.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-20

Last modified 2025-12-16

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2025-37982 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.32 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4, 6.15 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.32

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.293 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.237 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.181 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.135 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.88 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.25 6.12.x ✓ 6.14.4 6.14.x ✓ 6.15

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13c9744c1bcdb5de4e7dc1a78784788ecec52add

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2996144be660d930d5e394652abe08fe89dbe00e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a43fd36710669d67dbb5c16287a58412582ca26

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f224009ce1e44805e6ff3ffc2a06af9c1c3c5b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a90c29d0204c5ffc45b43b4eced6eef0e19a33a

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-37982

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-20

Modified 2025-12-16

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37982?

CVE-2025-37982 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.32 onward and has been patched in 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181 and others. CVE-2025-37982 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-37982?

CVE-2025-37982 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-37982?

Yes. CVE-2025-37982 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.32 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-37982 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-37982 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.