Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37894
Published: May 21, 2025 / Updated: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the tcp6_check_fraglist_gro() function in net/ipv6/tcpv6_offload.c, within the tcp4_check_fraglist_gro() function in net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37894
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-24.24, 6.14.0-1006.6, 6.14.0-1009.9, 6.14.0-1011.11
linux-oem-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1009.9
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1009.9
linux-aws-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786650e644c5b1c063921799ca203c0b8670d79a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0dba059b118b5206e755042b15b49368a388898
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f920436a44295ca791ebb6dae3f4190142eec703
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.6