CVE-2025-37745: PM: hibernate: Avoid deadlock in hibernate_compressor_param_set()

mediumCVSS 5.5CVE-2025-37745

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linux product: Linux Kernel Denial of service

What: A deadlock condition in the hibernate compression parameter setter prevents the system from completing hibernate operations.
Who is affected: Linux systems using hibernation with custom compression parameters.
Urgency: Medium severity with CVSS 5.5; denial of service to hibernation functionality.
Action: Apply kernel patch avoiding deadlock in hibernate_compressor_param_set or disable custom hibernation compression.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 5.5
Published: 2026-08-06
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-37745

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-377450.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2025-37745	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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