Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37901)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-37901). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
irqchip/qcom-mpm: Prevent crash when trying to handle non-wake GPIOs
On Qualcomm chipsets not all GPIOs are wakeup capable. Those GPIOs do not
have a corresponding MPM pin and should not be handled inside the MPM
driver. The IRQ domain hierarchy is always applied, so it's required to
explicitly disconnect the hierarchy for those. The pinctrl-msm driver marks
these with GPIO_NO_WAKE_IRQ. qcom-pdc has a check for this, but
irq-qcom-mpm is currently missing the check. This is causing crashes when
setting up interrupts for non-wake GPIOs:
root@rb1:~# gpiomon -c gpiochip1 10
irq: IRQ159: trimming hierarchy from :soc@0:interrupt-controller@f200000-1
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff8000a1dc3820
Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB1 (DT)
pc : mpm_set_type+0x80/0xcc
lr : mpm_set_type+0x5c/0xcc
Call trace:
mpm_set_type+0x80/0xcc (P)
qcom_mpm_set_type+0x64/0x158
irq_chip_set_type_parent+0x20/0x38
msm_gpio_irq_set_type+0x50/0x530
__irq_set_trigger+0x60/0x184
__setup_irq+0x304/0x6bc
request_threaded_irq+0xc8/0x19c
edge_detector_setup+0x260/0x364
linereq_create+0x420/0x5a8
gpio_ioctl+0x2d4/0x6c0
Fix this by copying the check for GPIO_NO_WAKE_IRQ from qcom-pdc.c, so that
MPM is removed entirely from the hierarchy for non-wake GPIOs.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-37901 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-37901" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-37901 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-37901 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.140-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37901 linux Fixed in: 6.1.140-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37901 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org