SB20250509119 - Improper locking in Linux kernel accel ivpu driver
Published: May 9, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250509119
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37848)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ivpu_ms_start_ioctl(), kfree(), ivpu_ms_get_data_ioctl() and ivpu_ms_stop_ioctl() functions in drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ms.c, within the ivpu_force_recovery_fn() and dct_active_set() functions in drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_debugfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84547128526441b45c3c241419dececf20c30104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afada73000bef7c79a22f0d7e93fac414eeff19e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3d9fc2f2746b52e9f820a13c53b4418bec04b48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d893da85e06edf54737bb80648bb58ba8fd56d9f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.3