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CVE-2025-38005

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ti: k3-udma: Add missing locking Recent kernels complain about a missing lock in k3-udma.c when the lock validator i…

Published Jun 18, 2025EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2025-38005 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dmaengine: ti: k3-udma: Add missing locking

Recent kernels complain about a missing lock in k3-udma.c when the lock

validator is enabled:

[ 4.128073] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 746 at drivers/dma/ti/../virt-dma.h:169 udma_start.isra.0+0x34/0x238

[ 4.137352] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 746 Comm: kworker/0:3 Not tainted 6.12.9-arm64 #28

[ 4.144867] Hardware name: pp-v12 (DT)

[ 4.148648] Workqueue: events udma_check_tx_completion

[ 4.153841] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)

[ 4.160834] pc : udma_start.isra.0+0x34/0x238

[ 4.165227] lr : udma_start.isra.0+0x30/0x238

[ 4.169618] sp : ffffffc083cabcf0

[ 4.172963] x29: ffffffc083cabcf0 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffffff800001b005

[ 4.180167] x26: ffffffc0812f0000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000

[ 4.187370] x23: 0000000000000001 x22: 00000000e21eabe9 x21: ffffff8000fa0670

[ 4.194571] x20: ffffff8001b6bf00 x19: ff

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/0ea0433f822ed0549715f7044c9cd1cf132ff7faRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/26e63b2fe30c61bd25981c6084f67a8af79945d0Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/27e71fa08711e09d81e06a54007b362a5426fd22Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/99df1edf17493cb49a8c01f6bde55c3abb6a2a6cRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d87f1cddc592387359fde157cc4296556f6403c2Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/df5987e76a4ae4cbd705d81ab4b15ed232250a4aRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/fca280992af8c2fbd511bc43f65abb4a17363f2fReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38005?

CVE-2025-38005 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-38005?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38005?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-38005?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-38005 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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