What is CVE-2025-37848?

CVE-2025-37848 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667). CVE-2025-37848 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-37848?

CVE-2025-37848 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-37848?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2025-37848. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2025-37848 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-37848 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2025-37848

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-09

Last modified 2025-11-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-667

CVE-2025-37848 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-37848 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84547128526441b45c3c241419dececf20c30104
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afada73000bef7c79a22f0d7e93fac414eeff19e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3d9fc2f2746b52e9f820a13c53b4418bec04b48
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-37848

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-09

Modified 2025-11-17

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37848?

CVE-2025-37848 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . CVE-2025-37848 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-37848?

CVE-2025-37848 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-37848?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2025-37848. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2025-37848 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-37848 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. View CWE-667 on MITRE CWE →