5.5

CVE-2025-37969: debian debian_linux Improper Locking

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37969DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37969
Published 20-05-2025Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-37969 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 45 · Related 40
DLA-4271-1DLA-4327-1DSA-5925-1MGASA-2025-0182MGASA-2025-0183SUSE-SU-2025:01964-1

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: fix possible lockup in st_lsm6dsx_read_tagged_fifo Prevent st_lsm6dsx_read_tagged_fifo from falling in an infinite loop in case pattern_len is equal to zero and the device FIFO is not empty.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.15% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu140 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-144.157 | < 6.8.0-100.100
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1088.95 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 801a6e0af0c6cedca2e99155e343ad385a50f08e, < 4db7d923a8c298788181b796f71adf6ca499f966 | ≥ 801a6e0af0c6cedca2e99155e343ad385a50f08e, < 76727a1d81afde77d21ea8feaeb12d34605be6f4 | ≥ 801a6e0af0c6cedca2e99155e343ad385a50f08e, < 35b8c0a284983b71d92d082c54b7eb655ed4194f | ≥ 801a6e0af0c6cedca2e99155e343ad385a50f08e, < 16857370b3a30663515956b3bd27f3def6a2cf06 | ≥ 801a6e0af0c6cedca2e99155e343ad385a50f08e, < 9ce662851380fe2018e36e15c0bdcb1ad177ed95 | ≥ 801a6e0af0c6cedca2e99155e343ad385a50f08e, < dadf9116108315f2eb14c7415c7805f392c476b4 | ≥ 801a6e0af0c6cedca2e99155e343ad385a50f08e, < 9ddb4cf2192c213e4dba1733bbcdc94cf6d85bf7 | ≥ 801a6e0af0c6cedca2e99155e343ad385a50f08e, < 8114ef86e2058e2554111b793596f17bee23fa15 | 4.20
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.4.294 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.238 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.183 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.139 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.91 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.29 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.14.7 | 6.15:rc1 | 6.15:rc2 | 6.15:rc3 | 6.15:rc4 | 6.15:rc5

3 vendors · 144 products

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