CVE-2025-37808

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service via Null Algorithm Spin Lock

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: null - Use spin lock instead of mutex As the null algorithm may be freed in softirq context through af_alg, use spin locks instead of mutexes to protect the default null algorithm.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (27)
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/Kernel 4.2.0 - 5.4.293linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.181linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.136linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.237linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.14.5linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.89linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.26linux
Linux/Linux < 4.2
Linux/Linux 330234638e16b7b95e8e5e6be719a61a93f074b8 - 0486de3c1b8223138dcc614846bd76364f758de6
... and 17 more
Published May 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026