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CVE-2025-37928: dm-bufio: don't schedule in atomic context

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.73% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 54.7% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 69a37b3ba85088fc6b903b8e1db7f0a1d4d0b52d, a3d8f0a7f5e8b193db509c7191fefeed3533fc44, a99f5bf4f7197009859dbce14c12f8e2ce5a5a69.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 69a37b3ba85088fc6b903b8e1db7f0a1d4d0b52d, a3d8f0a7f5e8b193db509c7191fefeed3533fc44, a99f5bf4f7197009859dbce14c12f8e2ce5a5a69 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-bufio: don't schedule in atomic context A BUG was reported as below when CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP and try_verify_in_tasklet are enabled. [ 129.444685][ T934] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at drivers/md/dm-bufio.c:2421 [ 129.444723][ T934] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 934, name: kworker/1:4 [ 129.444740][ T934] preempt_count: 201, expected: 0 [ 129.444756][ T934] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 [ 129.444781][ T934] Preemption disabled at: [ 129.444789][ T934] [<ffffffd816231900>] shrink_work+0x21c/0x248 [ 129.445167][ T934] kernel BUG at kernel/sched/walt/walt_debug.c:16! [ 129.445183][ T934] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 129.445204][ T934] Skip md ftrace buffer dump for: 0x1609e0 [ 129.447348][ T934] CPU: 1 PID: 934 Comm: kworker/1:4 Tainted: G W OE 6.6.56-android15-8-o-g6f82312b30b9-debug #1 1400000003000000474e5500b3187743670464e8 [ 129.447362][ T934] Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Parrot QRD, Alpha-M (DT) [ 129.447373][ T934] Workqueue: dm_bufio_cache shrink_work [ 129.447394][ T934] pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 129.447406][ T934] pc : android_rvh_schedule_bug+0x0/0x8 [sched_walt_debug] [ 129.447435][ T934] lr : __traceiter_android_rvh_schedule_bug+0x44/0x6c [ 129.447451][ T934] sp : ffffffc0843dbc90 [ 129.447459][ T934] x29: ffffffc0843dbc90 x28: ffffffffffffffff x27: 0000000000000c8b [ 129.447479][ T934] x26: 0000000000000040 x25: ffffff804b3d6260 x24: ffffffd816232b68 [ 129.447497][ T934] x23: ffffff805171c5b4 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: ffffffd816231900 [ 129.447517][ T934] x20: ffffff80306ba898 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: ffffffc084159030 [ 129.447535][ T934] x17: 00000000d2b5dd1f x16: 00000000d2b5dd1f x15: ffffffd816720358 [ 129.447554][ T934] x14: 0000000000000004 x13: ffffff89ef978000 x12: 0000000000000003 [ 129.447572][ T934] x11: ffffffd817a823c4 x10: 0000000000000202 x9 : 7e779c5735de9400 [ 129.447591][ T934] x8 : ffffffd81560d004 x7 : 205b5d3938373434 x6 : ffffffd8167397c8 [ 129.447610][ T934] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : ffffffc0843db9e0 [ 129.447629][ T934] x2 : 0000000000002f15 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 129.447647][ T934] Call trace: [ 129.447655][ T934] android_rvh_schedule_bug+0x0/0x8 [sched_walt_debug 1400000003000000474e550080cce8a8a78606b6] [ 129.447681][ T934] __might_resched+0x190/0x1a8 [ 129.447694][ T934] shrink_work+0x180/0x248 [ 129.447706][ T934] process_one_work+0x260/0x624 [ 129.447718][ T934] worker_thread+0x28c/0x454 [ 129.447729][ T934] kthread+0x118/0x158 [ 129.447742][ T934] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 129.447761][ T934] Code: ???????? ???????? ???????? d2b5dd1f (d4210000) [ 129.447772][ T934] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- dm_bufio_lock will call spin_lock_bh when try_verify_in_tasklet is enabled, and __scan will be called in atomic context.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
May 20, 2025
Updated
Nov 5, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 54th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux11.0
  • linux linux kernel4.9 and later · before 6.1.138
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.90
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.28
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.14.6
  • linux linux kernel6.15

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.9affected
    • 7cd326747f46ffe1c7bff5682e97dfbcb98990ec and later · before a99f5bf4f7197009859dbce14c12f8e2ce5a5a69affected · git
    • 7cd326747f46ffe1c7bff5682e97dfbcb98990ec and later · before c8c83052283bcf2fdd467a33d1d2bd5ba36e935aaffected · git
    • 7cd326747f46ffe1c7bff5682e97dfbcb98990ec and later · before f45108257280e0a1cc951ce254853721b40c0812affected · git
    • 7cd326747f46ffe1c7bff5682e97dfbcb98990ec and later · before 69a37b3ba85088fc6b903b8e1db7f0a1d4d0b52daffected · git
    • 7cd326747f46ffe1c7bff5682e97dfbcb98990ec and later · before a3d8f0a7f5e8b193db509c7191fefeed3533fc44affected · git
    • before 4.9not affected · semver
    • 6.1.138 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
    • 6.6.90 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
    • 6.12.28 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.140-16.1.140-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.29-16.12.29-1

Same product

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-37922May 20, 2025 · book3s64/radix : Align section vmemmap start address to PAGE_SIZE
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-37924May 20, 2025 · ksmbd: fix use-after-free in kerberos authentication
    38Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-37932May 20, 2025 · sch_htb: make htb_qlen_notify() idempotent
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux69a37b3ba85088fc6b903b8e1db7f0a1d4d0b52dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa3d8f0a7f5e8b193db509c7191fefeed3533fc44Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa99f5bf4f7197009859dbce14c12f8e2ce5a5a69Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc8c83052283bcf2fdd467a33d1d2bd5ba36e935aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf45108257280e0a1cc951ce254853721b40c0812Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.140-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2025-06-15

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Published
  2. First PoC+25 d
  3. TodayNov 11, 2026+539 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. SSVC exploitation— → none
  2. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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