CVE-2025-37859

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: page_pool: avoid infinite loop to schedule delayed worker We noticed the kworker in page_pool_release_retry() was waken up repeatedly and infinitely in production because of the buggy driver causing the inflight less than 0 and warning us in page_pool_inflight()[1]. Since the inflight value goes negative, it means we should not expect the whole page_pool to get back to work normally. This patch mitigates the adverse effect by not rescheduling the kworker when detecting the inflight negative in page_pool_release_retry(). [1] [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] Negative(-51446) inflight packet-pages ... [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] Call Trace: [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] page_pool_release_retry+0x23/0x70 [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] process_one_work+0x1b1/0x370 [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] worker_thread+0x37/0x3a0 [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] kthread+0x11a/0x140 [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] ? process_one_work+0x370/0x370 [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] ? __kthread_cancel_work+0x40/0x40 [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 [Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] ---[ end trace ebffe800f33e7e34 ]--- Note: before this patch, the above calltrace would flood the dmesg due to repeated reschedule of release_dw kworker.

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43130d02baa137033c25297aaae95fd0edc41654 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7204335d1991c23fc615ab76f31f175748a578e1 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/738d1812ec2e395e953258aea912ddd867d11a13 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e089a64504982f8d62f223027cb9f903781f78 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91522aba56e9fcdf64da25ffef9b27f8fad48e0f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95f17738b86fd198924d874a5639bcdc49c7e5b8 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f71db4fb82deb889e0bac4a51b34daea7d506a3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3c7c57017ce1d4b2d3788c1fc59e7e39026e158 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e74e5aa33228c5e2cb4fc80ad103541a7b7805ec Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

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Configuration 2 (hide)

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History

12 Nov 2025, 20:10

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43130d02baa137033c25297aaae95fd0edc41654 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43130d02baa137033c25297aaae95fd0edc41654 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7204335d1991c23fc615ab76f31f175748a578e1 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7204335d1991c23fc615ab76f31f175748a578e1 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/738d1812ec2e395e953258aea912ddd867d11a13 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/738d1812ec2e395e953258aea912ddd867d11a13 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e089a64504982f8d62f223027cb9f903781f78 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e089a64504982f8d62f223027cb9f903781f78 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91522aba56e9fcdf64da25ffef9b27f8fad48e0f - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91522aba56e9fcdf64da25ffef9b27f8fad48e0f - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95f17738b86fd198924d874a5639bcdc49c7e5b8 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95f17738b86fd198924d874a5639bcdc49c7e5b8 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f71db4fb82deb889e0bac4a51b34daea7d506a3 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f71db4fb82deb889e0bac4a51b34daea7d506a3 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3c7c57017ce1d4b2d3788c1fc59e7e39026e158 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3c7c57017ce1d4b2d3788c1fc59e7e39026e158 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e74e5aa33228c5e2cb4fc80ad103541a7b7805ec - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e74e5aa33228c5e2cb4fc80ad103541a7b7805ec - Patch
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Debian debian Linux
Linux
Debian
Linux linux Kernel
CWE CWE-835

03 Nov 2025, 20:18

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References
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html -
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html -

12 May 2025, 17:32

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Summary
  • (es) En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: page_pool: evitar bucle infinito para programar un trabajador retrasado. Observamos que el kworker en page_pool_release_retry() se reactivaba repetida e infinitamente en producción debido a un controlador defectuoso que causaba un valor inflight menor que 0 y nos advertía en page_pool_inflight()[1]. Dado que el valor inflight es negativo, no debemos esperar que todo el page_pool vuelva a funcionar con normalidad. Este parche mitiga el efecto adverso al no reprogramar el kworker al detectar un valor inflight negativo en page_pool_release_retry(). [1] [Lun 10 Feb 20:36:11 2025] ------------[ cortar aquí ]------------ [Lun 10 Feb 20:36:11 2025] Negativo(-51446) paquetes en vuelo-páginas ... [Lun 10 Feb 20:36:11 2025] Rastreo de llamadas: [Lun 10 Feb 20:36:11 2025] page_pool_release_retry+0x23/0x70 [Lun 10 Feb 20:36:11 2025] process_one_work+0x1b1/0x370 [Lun 10 Feb 20:36:11 2025] workers_thread+0x37/0x3a0 [Lun 10 Feb 20:36:11 2025] kthread+0x11a/0x140 [lun 10 feb 20:36:11 2025] ? process_one_work+0x370/0x370 [lun 10 feb 20:36:11 2025] ? __kthread_cancel_work+0x40/0x40 [lun 10 feb 20:36:11 2025] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 [lun 10 feb 20:36:11 2025] ---[ fin del seguimiento ebffe800f33e7e34 ]--- Nota: antes de este parche, el seguimiento de llamadas anterior inundaría dmesg debido a la reprogramación repetida de release_dw kworker.

09 May 2025, 07:16

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-05-09 07:16

Updated : 2025-11-12 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-37859

Mitre link : CVE-2025-37859

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-37859

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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')