5.5

CVE-2025-37990: debian debian_linux Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37990DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37990
Published 20-05-2025Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-37990 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 48 · Related 43
DLA-4271-1DLA-4327-1DSA-5925-1MGASA-2025-0182MGASA-2025-0183SUSE-SU-2025:01964-1

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcm80211: fmac: Add error handling for brcmf_usb_dl_writeimage() The function brcmf_usb_dl_writeimage() calls the function brcmf_usb_dl_cmd() but dose not check its return value. The 'state.state' and the 'state.bytes' are uninitialized if the function brcmf_usb_dl_cmd() fails. It is dangerous to use uninitialized variables in the conditions. Add error handling for brcmf_usb_dl_cmd() to jump to error handling path if the brcmf_usb_dl_cmd() fails and the 'state.state' and the 'state.bytes' are uninitialized. Improve the error message to report more detailed error information.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.20% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu144 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-144.157 | < 6.8.0-100.100
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1088.95 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 71bb244ba2fd5390eefe4ee9054abdb3f8b05922, < 972bf75e53f778c78039c5d139dd47443a6d66a1 | ≥ 71bb244ba2fd5390eefe4ee9054abdb3f8b05922, < 62a4f2955d9a1745bdb410bf83fb16666d8865d6 | ≥ 71bb244ba2fd5390eefe4ee9054abdb3f8b05922, < 508be7c001437bacad7b9a43f08a723887bcd1ea | ≥ 71bb244ba2fd5390eefe4ee9054abdb3f8b05922, < 524b70441baba453b193c418e3142bd31059cc1f | ≥ 71bb244ba2fd5390eefe4ee9054abdb3f8b05922, < 08424a0922fb9e32a19b09d852ee87fb6c497538 | ≥ 71bb244ba2fd5390eefe4ee9054abdb3f8b05922, < bdb435ef9815b1ae28eefffa01c6959d0fcf1fa7 | ≥ 71bb244ba2fd5390eefe4ee9054abdb3f8b05922, < fa9b9f02212574ee1867fbefb0a675362a71b31d | ≥ 71bb244ba2fd5390eefe4ee9054abdb3f8b05922, < 8e089e7b585d95122c8122d732d1d5ef8f879396 | 3.4
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.4, < 5.4.294 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.238 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.182 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.138 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.90 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.28 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.14.6 | 6.15:rc1 | 6.15:rc2 | 6.15:rc3 | 6.15:rc4

3 vendors · 148 products

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