#VU108872 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37848
Published: May 9, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108872
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-37848
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ivpu_ms_start_ioctl(), kfree(), ivpu_ms_get_data_ioctl() and ivpu_ms_stop_ioctl() functions in drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ms.c, within the ivpu_force_recovery_fn() and dct_active_set() functions in drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_debugfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84547128526441b45c3c241419dececf20c30104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afada73000bef7c79a22f0d7e93fac414eeff19e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3d9fc2f2746b52e9f820a13c53b4418bec04b48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d893da85e06edf54737bb80648bb58ba8fd56d9f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.3