CVE-2025-37940 | ftrace: Add cond_resched() to ftrace_graph_set_hash()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ftrace: Add cond_resched() to ftrace_graph_set_hash() When the kernel contains a large number of functions that can be traced, the loop in ftrace_graph_set_hash() may take a lot of time to execute. This may trigger the softlockup watchdog. Add cond_resched() within the loop to allow the kernel to remain responsive even when processing a large number of functions. This matches the cond_resched() that is used in other locations of the code that iterates over all functions that can be traced.

Published: 2025-05-20 Last update: 2025-12-19 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-37940 is rated Low Risk (27.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-37940

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-16 0.01% 0.05% +0.04%
2 2025-12-20 0.06% 0.01% -0.05%
3 2025-10-28 0.06%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-37940

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-37940

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-37940

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-37940 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-37940
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37940
suse medium CVE-2025-37940 severity moderate: SUSE including 25 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 111 product×package rows across 24 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5, … (24 product lines)): Will Not Fix 96, Known Not Affected 15. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37940/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-37940 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, ignored 165, released 162, needed 40, not-affected 36, needs-triage 2, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37940

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-37940

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.11, < 5.4.293 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.237 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.181 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.135 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.88 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.24 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 6.14.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-37940

URL Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fce9574b9d515bcb8a75379a8053e18602424e3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42ea22e754ba4f2b86f8760ca27f6f71da2d982c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4429535acab750d963fdc3dfcc9e0eee42f4d599 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d336ac215e5c76e43ef4bca9ba699835e53e2fd Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/618655d54c5f8af5d57b77491d08c0f0ff77d114 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72be43ff061a889c6ee648a330a42486cafa15a6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd7d7280357596ba63dfdb4c1725d9dd24bd42a Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd38803c9088b848c6b56f4f6d7efc4497bfde61 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5b4ae6f01d4a510d5725eca7254519a1093920d Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html Third Party Advisory
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