| Name | CVE-2025-37808 |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: null - Use spin lock instead of mutex As the null algorithm may be freed in softirq context through af_alg, use spin locks instead of mutexes to protect the default null algorithm. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-4178-1, DLA-4193-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.237-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.137-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.140-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.27-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.12.30-1 | fixed | |
| linux-6.1 (PTS) | bullseye (security) | 6.1.137-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | bullseye | 5.10.237-1 | DLA-4178-1 | ||
| linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.137-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.12.27-1 | |||
| linux-6.1 | source | bullseye | 6.1.137-1~deb11u1 | DLA-4193-1 |
https://git.kernel.org/linus/dcc47a028c24e793ce6d6efebfef1a1e92f80297 (6.15-rc1)