CVE-2025-37848 accel/ivpu: Fix PM related deadlocks in MS IOCTLs
A race condition in the Linux kernel's Intel VPU driver can cause deadlocks during power management operations, leading to a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-37848?
CVE-2025-37848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-667
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37848?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-37848?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-37848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-37848, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37848, GHSA-v62q-cm8m-9jhx, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37848.