Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-37970

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: fix possible lockup in st_lsm6dsx_read_fifo

Prevent st_lsm6dsx_read_fifo from falling in an infinite loop in case pattern_len is equal to zero and the device FIFO is not empty.

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Affected products

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel8 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.11,<5.4.294
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 4.11
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osv-coords79 versions
pkg:linux/kernel pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7
>= 4.11.0, < 5.4.294+ 78 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.11.0, < 5.4.294
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1.150600.12.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1.150600.12.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1.150700.17.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1.21.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1.21.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/159ca7f18129834b6f4c7eae67de48e96c752fc9nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bb6c02d6fe8347ce1785016d135ff539c20043cnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c4a5000618a8c44200d455c92e2f2a4db264717nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/84e39f628a3a3333add99076e4d6c8b42b12d3a0nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1cad8a3bca41dead9980615d35efc7bff1fd534nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/da33c4167b9cc1266a97215114cb74679f881d0cnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06a1a1954527cc4ed086d926c81ff236b2adde9nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3cf233c946531a92fe651ff2bd15ebbe60630a7nvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory

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