CVE-2025-37754: Linux kernel · drm/i915/huc: Fix fence not released on early probe errors
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix is available that moves the cleanup of the fence object to the driver release path, ensuring proper resource release on early probe errors. Users should apply the updated Linux kernel version containing this fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
CVE-2025-37754 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's i915 graphics driver where a fence object used during early driver probe errors is not properly released. This leads to kernel warnings and tainting due to reuse of the fence memory. The issue occurs because the fence is unregistered only during driver removal, which does not happen on early probe failures. The fix moves the cleanup step to the driver release path to ensure proper resource release.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37754 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bd4bf79bcfe101f0385ab81dbabb6e3f7d96c00 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f5ef4a5eaa61a7a4ed31231da45deb85065397a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5a906806162aea62dbe5d327760ce3b7117ca17 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3ea2eae70692a455e256787e4f54153fb739b90 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f104ef4db9f8f3923cc06ed1fafb3da38df6006d (opens in a new tab)