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CVE-2025-37875

igc: fix PTM cycle trigger logic

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igc: fix PTM cycle trigger logic Writing to clear the PTM status 'valid' bit while the PTM cycle is
triggered results in unreliable PTM operation. To fix this, clear the
PTM 'trigger' and status after each PTM transaction. The issue can be reproduced with the following: $ sudo phc2sys -R 1000 -O 0 -i tsn0 -m Note: 1000 Hz (-R 1000) is unrealistically large, but provides a way to
quickly reproduce the issue. PHC2SYS exits with: "ioctl PTP_OFFSET_PRECISE: Connection timed out" when the PTM transaction fails This patch also fixes a hang in igc_probe() when loading the igc
driver in the kdump kernel on systems supporting PTM. The igc driver running in the base kernel enables PTM trigger in
igc_probe(). Therefore the driver is always in PTM trigger mode,
except in brief periods when manually triggering a PTM cycle. When a crash occurs, the NIC is reset while PTM trigger is enabled.
Due to a hardware problem, the NIC is subsequently in a bad busmaster
state and doesn't handle register reads/writes. When running
igc_probe() in the kdump kernel, the first register access to a NIC
register hangs driver probing and ultimately breaks kdump. With this patch, igc has PTM trigger disabled most of the time,
and the trigger is only enabled for very brief (10 - 100 us) periods
when manually triggering a PTM cycle. Chances that a crash occurs
during a PTM trigger are not 0, but extremely reduced.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igc: fix PTM cycle trigger logic Writing to clear the PTM status 'valid' bit while the PTM cycle is triggered results in unreliable PTM operation. To fix this, clear the PTM 'trigger' and status after each PTM transaction. The issue can be reproduced with the following: $ sudo phc2sys -R 1000 -O 0 -i tsn0 -m Note: 1000 Hz (-R 1000) is unrealistically large, but provides a way to quickly reproduce the issue. PHC2SYS exits with: "ioctl PTP_OFFSET_PRECISE: Connection timed out" when the PTM transaction fails This patch also fixes a hang in igc_probe() when loading the igc driver in the kdump kernel on systems supporting PTM. The igc driver running in the base kernel enables PTM trigger in igc_probe(). Therefore the driver is always in PTM trigger mode, except in brief periods when manually triggering a PTM cycle. When a crash occurs, the NIC is reset while PTM trigger is enabled. Due to a hardware problem, the NIC is subsequently in a bad busmaster state and doesn't handle register reads/writes. When running igc_probe() in the kdump kernel, the first register access to a NIC register hangs driver probing and ultimately breaks kdump. With this patch, igc has PTM trigger disabled most of the time, and the trigger is only enabled for very brief (10 - 100 us) periods when manually triggering a PTM cycle. Chances that a crash occurs during a PTM trigger are not 0, but extremely reduced.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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Timeline
  • 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-05-09 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-26 CVE Updated
  • 2025-06-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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>= 5.15 < 5.15.181
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Linux
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>= 5.15 < 6.1.135
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Linux
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>= 5.15 < 6.6.88
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Linux
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>= 5.15 < 6.12.25
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Linux
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>= 5.15 < 6.14.4
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Linux
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