CVE-2025-39837

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: asus-wmi: Fix racy registrations asus_wmi_register_driver() may be called from multiple drivers concurrently, which can lead to the racy list operations, eventually corrupting the memory and hitting Oops on some ASUS machines. Also, the error handling is missing, and it forgot to unregister ACPI lps0 dev ops in the error case. This patch covers those issues by introducing a simple mutex at acpi_wmi_register_driver() & *_unregister_driver, and adding the proper call of asus_s2idle_check_unregister() in the error path.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 19, 2025
First seenSep 19, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.16.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.16 ≤ v < 6.16.6, 6.176.16.6

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