CVE-2025-37933

octeon_ep: Fix host hang issue during device reboot

published May 20, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00207 · 10.3th percentile
Published
2025-05-20T15:21Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 MAY 15:21Z
    octeon_ep: Fix host hang issue during device reboot
    cvelistv5