scsi: smartpqi: Use is_kdump_kernel() to check for kdump
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: smartpqi: Use is_kdump_kernel() to check for kdump The smartpqi driver checks the reset_devices variable to determine whether special adjustments need to be made for kdump. This has the effect that after a regular kexec reboot, some driver parameters such as max_transfer_size are much lower than usual. More importantly, kexec reboot tests have revealed memory corruption caused by the driver log being written to system memory after a kexec. Fix this by testing is_kdump_kernel() rather than reset_devices where appropriate.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.25, 6.14.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-37981
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 17:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
scsi: smartpqi: Use is_kdump_kernel() to check for kdump
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 20 May 2025, 16:58 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: smartpqi: Use is_kdump_kernel() to check for kdump The smartpqi driver checks the reset_devices variable to determine whether special adjustments need to be made for kdump. This has the effect that after a regular kexec reboot, some driver parameters such as max_transfer_size are much lower than usual. More importantly, kexec reboot tests have revealed memory corruption caused by the driver log being written to system memory after a kexec. Fix this by testing is_kdump_kernel() rather than reset_devices where appropriate.
osv:CVE-2025-37981
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.12.25, 6.14.4
Complete source record
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