CVE-2025-38439
9.8 · CRITICALOverview
CVE-2025-38439 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bnxt_en: Set DMA unmap len correctly for XDP_REDIRECT
When transmitting an XDP_REDIRECT packet, call dma_unmap_len_set()
with the proper length instead of 0. This bug triggers this warning
on a system with IOMMU enabled:
WARNING: CPU: 36 PID: 0 at drivers/iommu/dma-iommu.c:842 __iommu_dma_unmap+0x159/0x170
RIP: 0010:__iommu_dma_unmap+0x159/0x170
Code: a8 00 00 00 00 48 c7 45 b0 00 00 00 00 48 c7 45 c8 00 00 00 00 48 c7 45 a0 ff ff ff ff 4c 89 45
b8 4c 89 45 c0 e9 77 ff ff ff <0f> 0b e9 60 ff ff ff e8 8b bf 6a 00 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00
RSP: 0018:ff22d31181150c88 EFLAGS: 00010206
RAX: 0000000000002000 RBX: 00000000e13a0000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ff22d31181150cf0 R08: ff22d31181150ca8 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ff22d311d36c9d80 R12: 0000000000001000
R13: ff13544d10645010 R14: ff22d31181150c90 R15: ff13544d0b2bac00
FS: 00
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. 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.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.3, < 5.4.296 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-38439?
CVE-2025-38439 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2025-38439?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38439?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. 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.
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