Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37741
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108321
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37741
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the diReadSpecial() function in fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37741
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b2f26d3fba4e9aac314f8bc0963b3fc28c0e456
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86bfeaa18f9e4615b97f2d613e0fcc4ced196527
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b5ce75f8bd3ddf480cc0a240d7ff5cdea0444f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/994787341358816d91b2fded288ecb7f129f2b27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2b560815528ae8e266fca6038bb5585d13aaef4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeb926e605f97857504bdf748f575e40617e2ef9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3c4884b987e5d8d0ec061a4d52653c4f4b9c37e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b61e69bb1c049cf507e3c654fa3dc1568231bd07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9541c2bd0edbdbc5c1148a84d3b48dc8d1b8af2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.135