CVE-2025-37842

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: fsl-qspi: use devm function instead of driver remove Driver use devm APIs to manage clk/irq/resources and register the spi controller, but the legacy remove function will be called first during device detach and trigger kernel panic. Drop the remove function and use devm_add_action_or_reset() for driver cleanup to ensure the release sequence. Trigger kernel panic on i.MX8MQ by echo 30bb0000.spi >/sys/bus/platform/drivers/fsl-quadspi/unbind

Impact & exploitability

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40369bfe717e96e26650eeecfa5a6363563df6e4 ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40369bfe717e96e26650eeecfa5a6363563df6e4Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/439688dbe82baa10d4430dc3252bb5ef1183a171Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ae352c1848cab408fb4f7d7f50c71f818bbdbfPatch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f68b27d82a749117d9c7d7f33fa53f46373e38e2Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9bfb3a5f6f616f3eb7665c8ff3bcb9760ae33c8Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69d2d7020b9966817ffc7442ae778c29cb81813f