Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/niu: Niu requires MSIX...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/niu: Niu requires MSIX ENTRY_DATA fields touch before entry reads
Fix niu_try_msix() to not cause a fatal trap on sparc systems.
Set PCI_DEV_FLAGS_MSIX_TOUCH_ENTRY_DATA_FIRST on the struct pci_dev to
work around a bug in the hardware or firmware.
For each vector entry in the msix table, niu chips will cause a fatal
trap if any registers in that entry are read before that entries'
ENTRY_DATA register is written to. Testing indicates writes to other
registers are not sufficient to prevent the fatal trap, however the value
does not appear to matter. This only needs to happen once after power up,
so simply rebooting into a kernel lacking this fix will NOT cause the
trap.
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: Reporting on cpu 64
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: TPC [0x00000000005f6900] <msix_prepare_msi_desc+0x90/0xa0>
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: RAW [4010000000000016:00000e37f93e32ff:0000000202000080:ffffffffffffffff
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: 0000000800000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000]
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: handle [0x4010000000000016] stick [0x00000e37f93e32ff]
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: type [precise nonresumable]
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: attrs [0x02000080] < ASI sp-faulted priv >
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: raddr [0xffffffffffffffff]
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: insn effective address [0x000000c50020000c]
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: size [0x8]
NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: asi [0x00]
CPU: 64 UID: 0 PID: 745 Comm: kworker/64:1 Not tainted 6.11.5 #63
Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn
TSTATE: 0000000011001602 TPC: 00000000005f6900 TNPC: 00000000005f6904 Y: 00000000 Not tainted
TPC: <msix_prepare_msi_desc+0x90/0xa0>
g0: 00000000000002e9 g1: 000000000000000c g2: 000000c50020000c g3: 0000000000000100
g4: ffff8000470307c0 g5: ffff800fec5be000 g6: ffff800047a08000 g7: 0000000000000000
o0: ffff800014feb000 o1: ffff800047a0b620 o2: 0000000000000011 o3: ffff800047a0b620
o4: 0000000000000080 o5: 0000000000000011 sp: ffff800047a0ad51 ret_pc: 00000000005f7128
RPC: <__pci_enable_msix_range+0x3cc/0x460>
l0: 000000000000000d l1: 000000000000c01f l2: ffff800014feb0a8 l3: 0000000000000020
l4: 000000000000c000 l5: 0000000000000001 l6: 0000000020000000 l7: ffff800047a0b734
i0: ffff800014feb000 i1: ffff800047a0b730 i2: 0000000000000001 i3: 000000000000000d
i4: 0000000000000000 i5: 0000000000000000 i6: ffff800047a0ae81 i7: 00000000101888b0
I7: <niu_try_msix.constprop.0+0xc0/0x130 [niu]>
Call Trace:
[<00000000101888b0>] niu_try_msix.constprop.0+0xc0/0x130 [niu]
[<000000001018f840>] niu_get_invariants+0x183c/0x207c [niu]
[<00000000101902fc>] niu_pci_init_one+0x27c/0x2fc [niu]
[<00000000005ef3e4>] local_pci_probe+0x28/0x74
[<0000000000469240>] work_for_cpu_fn+0x8/0x1c
[<000000000046b008>] process_scheduled_works+0x144/0x210
[<000000000046b518>] worker_thread+0x13c/0x1c0
[<00000000004710e0>] kthread+0xb8/0xc8
[<00000000004060c8>] ret_from_fork+0x1c/0x2c
[<0000000000000000>] 0x0
Kernel panic - not syncing: Non-resumable error.
Impact
CVE-2025-37833 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-37833? CVE-2025-37833 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-37833? CVE-2025-37833 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-37833? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-37833 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-37833 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-37833 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-37833 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.