VDB-309761 · CVE-2025-37968 · Nessus 241605

Linux Kernel up to 6.14.6/6.15-rc5 opt3001_irq deadlock

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.14.6/6.15-rc5. Affected by this issue is the function opt3001_irq. The manipulation leads to deadlock. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-37968. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.14.6/6.15-rc5. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function opt3001_irq. 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: iio: light: opt3001: fix deadlock due to concurrent flag access The threaded IRQ function in this driver is reading the flag twice: once to lock a mutex and once to unlock it. Even though the code setting the flag is designed to prevent it, there are subtle cases where the flag could be true at the mutex_lock stage and false at the mutex_unlock stage. This results in the mutex not being unlocked, resulting in a deadlock. Fix it by making the opt3001_irq() code generally more robust, reading the flag into a variable and using the variable value at both stages.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-37968 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 241605 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:02249-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.14.7 or 6.15-rc6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2c95c8f0959d0a72575eabf2ff888f47ed6d8b77/f063a28002e3350088b4577c5640882bf4ea17ea 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 databases at Tenable (241605) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1114). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE openSUSE
Dell Avamar
Open Source Linux Kernel
Dell NetWorker
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Linux

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Kernel

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License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deadlock
CWE: CWE-833 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 241605
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:02249-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.14.7/6.15-rc6
Patch: 2c95c8f0959d0a72575eabf2ff888f47ed6d8b77/f063a28002e3350088b4577c5640882bf4ea17ea

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
05/20/2025 +34 days 🔍
05/20/2025 +0 days 🔍
12/16/2025 +210 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-37968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-37968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309761
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1114 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2025 20:19
Updated: 12/16/2025 22:26
Changes: 05/20/2025 20:19 (58), 07/09/2025 18:03 (2), 08/10/2025 02:08 (7), 09/09/2025 23:33 (1), 09/27/2025 16:29 (1), 12/14/2025 18:04 (1), 12/16/2025 22:26 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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