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TI-2025-25209 Aliases CVE-2025-37861GHSA-76hw-gx4c-xc29

scsi: mpi3mr: Synchronous access b/w reset and tm thread for reply queue

Priority LOW 36CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 18 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Synchronous access b/w reset and tm thread for reply queue When the task management thread processes reply queues while the reset thread resets them, the task management thread accesses an invalid queue ID (0xFFFF), set by the reset thread, which points to unallocated memory, causing a crash. Add flag 'io_admin_reset_sync' to synchronize access between the reset, I/O, and admin threads. Before a reset, the reset handler sets this flag to block I/O and admin processing threads. If any thread bypasses the initial check, the reset thread waits up to 10 seconds for processing to finish. If the wait exceeds 10 seconds, the controller is marked as unrecoverable.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.24 +3Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 18 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.14 and later6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.14 and later Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.14 to before 6.12.24; 6.13 to before 6.13.12; 6.14 to before 6.14.3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 to before 6.12.24; 6.13 to before 6.13.12; 6.14 to before 6.14.3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:14137 Released 2026-05-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt-5.14.0-70.178.1.rt21.250.el9_0, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-70.178.1.rt21.250.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-70.178.1.rt21.250.el9_0 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt-5.14.0-70.178.1.rt21.250.el9_0, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-70.178.1.rt21.250.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-70.178.1.rt21.250.el9_0 +7
  • RHSA-2026:13936 Released 2026-05-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-70.178.1.el9_0, kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.178.1.el9_0, kernel-devel-5.14.0-70.178.1.el9_0 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) bpftool-5.14.0-70.178.1.el9_0, kernel-5.14.0-70.178.1.el9_0, kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-70.178.1.el9_0 +14
  • RHSA-2026:3692 Released 2026-03-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) bpftool-7.3.0-427.113.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.113.1.el9_4 +11
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:3358 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2 +11
  • RHSA-2026:3267 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) bpftool-7.0.0-284.158.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2 +29
  • RHSA-2026:3088 Released 2026-02-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, libperf-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) kernel-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6 +28
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-570.92.1.el9_6 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:3692
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:3088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:13936
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:3692
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:3088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:13936
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:3692
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:3088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:14137
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:14137
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3358
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:3692
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:3088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3358
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:3692
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:3088
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-37861
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76hw-gx4c-xc29
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@31dad8d385953a886e57df70ab43ee25ba37797c, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  5. 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
  6. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@e9efbd037b9002ce9dd012da612e857e98dfcb3e · CNA
  7. 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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