Linux Kernel up to 6.12.23/6.13.11/6.14.2/6.15-rc1 ivpu_ms_cleanup deadlock

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.23/6.13.11/6.14.2/6.15-rc1. Affected by this issue is the function ivpu_ms_cleanup. The manipulation leads to deadlock. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-37848. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.23/6.13.11/6.14.2/6.15-rc1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function ivpu_ms_cleanup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deadlock vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-833. The product contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/ivpu: Fix PM related deadlocks in MS IOCTLs Prevent runtime resume/suspend while MS IOCTLs are in progress. Failed suspend will call ivpu_ms_cleanup() that would try to acquire file_priv->ms_lock, which is already held by the IOCTLs.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-37848 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240657 (Ubuntu 25.04 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7594-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3 or 6.15-rc2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch afada73000bef7c79a22f0d7e93fac414eeff19e/c3d9fc2f2746b52e9f820a13c53b4418bec04b48/84547128526441b45c3c241419dececf20c30104/d893da85e06edf54737bb80648bb58ba8fd56d9f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240657). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
• 6.12.10
• 6.12.11
• 6.12.12
• 6.12.13
• 6.12.14
• 6.12.15
• 6.12.16
• 6.12.17
• 6.12.18
• 6.12.19
• 6.12.20
• 6.12.21
• 6.12.22
• 6.12.23
• 6.13.0
• 6.13.1
• 6.13.2
• 6.13.3
• 6.13.4
• 6.13.5
• 6.13.6
• 6.13.7
• 6.13.8
• 6.13.9
• 6.13.10
• 6.13.11
• 6.14.0
• 6.14.1
• 6.14.2
• 6.15-rc1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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