{"cve":"CVE-2025-37808","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-08T07:15:51.973","modified":"2026-06-17T09:15:28.897","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: null - Use spin lock instead of mutex\n\nAs the null algorithm may be freed in softirq context through\naf_alg, use spin locks instead of mutexes to protect the default\nnull algorithm.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0486de3c1b8223138dcc614846bd76364f758de6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b66a5920b7fc7cc6251192a3fcad115b6d75dd5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dd4a8561d85dea545cf93f56efc48df8176e218","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cf2945512a8c0ef74ddd5b5a4f6b6a2fb1a4efb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcc47a028c24e793ce6d6efebfef1a1e92f80297"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-37808","score":0.00214,"percentile":0.11755,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}