CVE-2025-37933: octeon_ep: Fix host hang issue during device reboot

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: 2025-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-415

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeon_ep: Fix host hang issue during device reboot When the host loses heartbeat messages from the device, the driver calls the device-specific ndo_stop function, which frees the resources. If the driver is unloaded in this scenario, it calls ndo_stop again, attempting to free resources that have already been freed, leading to a host hang issue. To resolve this, dev_close should be called instead of the device-specific stop function.dev_close internally calls ndo_stop to stop the network interface and performs additional cleanup tasks. During the driver unload process, if the device is already down, ndo_stop is not called.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.4 before 6.6.90; from 6.7 before 6.12.28; from 6.13 before 6.14.6; 6.15-rc1, 6.15-rc2, 6.15-rc3, 6.15-rc4 — fixed in 6.12.28, 6.14.6, 6.6.90

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.28, 6.14.6, 6.6.90. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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