SB2025052165 - Race condition in Linux kernel hid usbhid driver
Published: May 21, 2025 Updated: May 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025052165
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37985)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the pidff_reset() function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217fe1fc7d112595a793e02b306710e702eac492
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52ae15c665b5fe5876655aaccc3ef70560b0e314
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54f7f8978af19f899dec80bcc71c8d4855dfbd72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02a3fef3e8c8fe5a0a266f7a14f38cc608fb167
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1846ed4eb527bdfe6b3b7dd2c78e2af4bf98f4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c9adc69357fcbe6253a2bc2588ee4bbaaedbe9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.5