CVE-2025-37802

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This\nmeans that ksmbd_durable_scavenger_alive() will try to acquire the mutex\nwhile already in a sleeping state. The scheduler warns us by giving\nthe following warning:\n\ndo not call blocking ops when !TASK_RUNNING; state=2 set at\n [<0000000061515a6f>] prepare_to_wait_event+0x9f/0x6c0\nWARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 4147 at kernel/sched/core.c:10099 __might_sleep+0x12f/0x160\n\nmutex lock is not needed in ksmbd_durable_scavenger_alive()."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: ksmbd: correcci\u00f3n de la ADVERTENCIA \"no llamar a operaciones de bloqueo cuando !TASK_RUNNING\" wait_event_timeout() establecer\u00e1 el estado de la tarea actual en TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE antes de realizar la comprobaci\u00f3n de condici\u00f3n. Esto significa que ksmbd_durable_scavenger_alive() intentar\u00e1 adquirir el mutex mientras ya est\u00e1 en estado de suspensi\u00f3n. El programador nos advierte con la siguiente advertencia: no llamar a operaciones de bloqueo cuando !TASK_RUNNING; estado=2 establecido en [&lt;0000000061515a6f&gt;] prepare_to_wait_event+0x9f/0x6c0 ADVERTENCIA: CPU: 2 PID: 4147 en kernel/sched/core.c:10099 __might_sleep+0x12f/0x160 El bloqueo mutex no es necesario en ksmbd_durable_scavenger_alive()."}], "id": "CVE-2025-37802", "lastModified": "2026-09-14T12:17:35.833", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2025-05-08T07:15:51.363", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1df0d4c616138784e033ad337961b6e1a6bcd999"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f805b3746d2f41702c77cba22f94f8415fadd1a"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97aabdbf7ba82da20e698f0e62917fb206d42941"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd161198e091e8a62b9bd631be970ea9a87d2d6a"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-667"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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