Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37970
Published: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109528
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-2025-37970
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 st_lsm6dsx_read_fifo() function in drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37970
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/159ca7f18129834b6f4c7eae67de48e96c752fc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bb6c02d6fe8347ce1785016d135ff539c20043c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c4a5000618a8c44200d455c92e2f2a4db264717
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1cad8a3bca41dead9980615d35efc7bff1fd534
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da33c4167b9cc1266a97215114cb74679f881d0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3cf233c946531a92fe651ff2bd15ebbe60630a7