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CVE-2025-37808: crypto: null - Use spin lock instead of mutex
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
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.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 11.0
- Linux kernel: from 4.2 before 5.4.293; from 5.5 before 5.10.237; from 5.11 before 5.15.181; from 5.16 before 6.1.136; from 6.2 before 6.6.89; from 6.7 before 6.12.26 — fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 5.4.293, 6.1.136, 6.12.26, 6.14.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 5.4.293, 6.1.136. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0486de3c1b8223138dcc614846bd76364f758de6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b66a5920b7fc7cc6251192a3fcad115b6d75dd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dd4a8561d85dea545cf93f56efc48df8176e218
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cf2945512a8c0ef74ddd5b5a4f6b6a2fb1a4efb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcc47a028c24e793ce6d6efebfef1a1e92f80297
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e27244cbe10658a66b8775be7f0acc4ad2f618d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e307c54ac8198bf09652c72603ba6e6d97798410
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7a5a5c8e1ec16a4b2041398abe95de0e14572ef
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
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