CVE-2025-57275
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-57275 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the NVMe-oF target component of SPDK 25.05 that could allow attackers to crash the service or potentially execute arbitrary code. This affects systems using SPDK's NVMe over Fabrics implementation for storage networking. Organizations running SPDK 25.05 with NVMe-oF enabled are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Storage Performance Development Kit (SPDK)
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise, data corruption, or service disruption across connected storage systems.
Likely Case
Service crash (denial of service) affecting storage availability for connected initiators.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation and access controls prevent unauthorized access to NVMe-oF ports.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires network access to the NVMe-oF target port (typically TCP 4420). The buffer overflow could be triggered by specially crafted NVMe-oF protocol packets.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: SPDK 25.06 or later, or apply commit f786c6d75f5c5162363a621b24f5449c729679c9
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/spdk/spdk/commit/f786c6d75f5c5162363a621b24f5449c729679c9
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Update SPDK to version 25.06 or later. 2. Alternatively, apply the specific commit f786c6d75f5c5162363a621b24f5449c729679c9 to your SPDK 25.05 installation. 3. Recompile and reinstall SPDK. 4. Restart all SPDK services using NVMe-oF functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable NVMe-oF Target
linuxTemporarily disable NVMe-oF target functionality if not required
systemctl stop spdk-nvmf-tgt
Disable NVMe-oF in SPDK configuration files
Network Segmentation
linuxRestrict access to NVMe-oF ports using firewall rules
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 4420 -s trusted_network -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 4420 -j DROP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit which systems can connect to NVMe-oF ports (TCP 4420)
- Monitor SPDK logs and system performance for signs of exploitation attempts or service instability
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check SPDK version: spdk_version | grep 'SPDK 25.05' and verify NVMe-oF target is runningCheck Version:
spdk_versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify SPDK version is 25.06 or later: spdk_version | grep -v 'SPDK 25.05'📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SPDK crash logs
- Unexpected disconnections from NVMe-oF initiators
- Memory allocation errors in SPDK logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to TCP port 4420
- Malformed NVMe-oF protocol packets
SIEM Query:
source="spdk.log" AND ("crash" OR "segmentation fault" OR "buffer overflow")