CVE-2025-37970 — Improper Locking in Linux

CWE-667 — Improper Locking63 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8OSV3.2
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+4 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: fix possible lockup in st_lsm6dsx_read_fifo Prevent st_lsm6dsx_read_fifo from falling in an infinite loop in case pattern_len is equal to zero and the device FIFO is not empty.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages8 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.11 — 5.4.294+7
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.244-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-144.157+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

31
OSV
linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2026-03-25
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OSV
linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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OSV
linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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OSV
linux-xilinx vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

30
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2026-03-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Linux Kernel Recency Matters, CVE Severity Doesn't, and History Fades↗2026-01-29
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