USB: wdm: close race between wdm_open and wdm_wwan_port_stop
Priority LOW 21CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: wdm: close race between wdm_open and wdm_wwan_port_stop Clearing WDM_WWAN_IN_USE must be the last action or we can open a chardev whose URBs are still poisoned
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0014 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89 +3Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.14 and later | 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.14 and later Fixed in 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.136; 6.2 to before 6.6.89; 6.7 to before 6.12.26; 6.13 to before 6.14.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.136; 6.2 to before 6.6.89; 6.7 to before 6.12.26; 6.13 to before 6.14.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-37985
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-74hf-26w7-48xj
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02a3fef3e8c8fe5a0a266f7a14f38cc608fb167
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217fe1fc7d112595a793e02b306710e702eac492
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54f7f8978af19f899dec80bcc71c8d4855dfbd72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52ae15c665b5fe5876655aaccc3ef70560b0e314
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c9adc69357fcbe6253a2bc2588ee4bbaaedbe9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1846ed4eb527bdfe6b3b7dd2c78e2af4bf98f4f
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Sources
- CVE-2025-37985 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-37985 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-74hf-26w7-48xj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-37985 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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