CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-37886

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's pds_core driver, the wait_context was stored on the stack in pdsc_adminq_post(), causing use of a pointer to a non-existent object after timeout. This leads to kernel crashes and system instability.

Risk Assessment

Delayed firmware response can cause use-after-free and kernel crash, resulting in loss of system availability.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that moves wait_context into the q_info struct so it remains available after the wait loop.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pds_core: make wait_context part of q_info Make the wait_context a full part of the q_info struct rather than a stack variable that goes away after pdsc_adminq_post() is done so that the context is still available after the wait loop has given up. There was a case where a slow development firmware caused the adminq request to time out, but then later the FW finally finished the request and sent the interrupt. The handler tried to complete_all() the completion context that had been created on the stack in pdsc_adminq_post() but no longer existed. This caused bad pointer usage, kernel crashes, and much wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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