Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22119

Vulnerability identifier: #VU107742

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22119

CWE-ID: CWE-667

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the INIT_WORK() function in net/wireless/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
Confidential Computing Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Anolis OS
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_12-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default-debuginfo
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-coco
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-coco-debugsource
kernel-source-coco
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-syms-coco
reiserfs-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-apm
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-amazon
dtb-exynos
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-altera
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dlm-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-xilinx
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-nvidia
dtb-mediatek
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb
dtb-socionext
dtb-arm
dtb-lg
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apple
dtb-broadcom
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-qcom
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
python3-perf
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
kernel
bpftool
kernel-64k
kernel-64k-debug
kernel-64k-debug-devel
kernel-64k-devel
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.14.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_12-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.1.147-1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1.150600.12.24.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1.150600.12.24.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
python3-perf - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools-libs - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
perf - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel - update to 6.6.102-5
bpftool - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2617f60c3613ef105b8db2d514d2cac2a1836f7d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc88dee89d7b63eeb17699393eb659aadf9d9b7c
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2

• Improper locking in Linux kernel wireless
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Debian update for linux
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Anolis OS update for kernel:6.6
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws