CVE-2025-38583

MEDIUM EPSS 4.2%
Published Aug 19, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 19, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: xilinx: vcu: unregister pll_post only if registered correctly If registration of pll_post is failed, it will be set to NULL or ERR, unregistering same will fail with following call trace: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 008 pc : clk_hw_unregister+0xc/0x20 lr : clk_hw_unregister_fixed_factor+0x18/0x30 sp : ffff800011923850 ... Call trace: clk_hw_unregister+0xc/0x20 clk_hw_unregister_fixed_factor+0x18/0x30 xvcu_unregister_clock_provider+0xcc/0xf4 [xlnx_vcu] xvcu_probe+0x2bc/0x53c [xlnx_vcu]

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
4.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.12  –  <5.15.190
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.148
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.102
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.42
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.15.10
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.16  –  <6.16.1
debiandebian_linux11.0any

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0abc443ac22f7d4f61ddbbbbc5dbb06c87139d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51990eecf22f446550befdfd1a9f54147eafd636
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e903da71f8bec4beb7c06707900e1ed8db843ca
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86124c5cfceb5ac04d2fddbf1b6f7147332d96a3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88bd875b7f9c3652c27d6e4bb7a23701b764f762
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a72b1c2d3b53e088bfaeb593949ff6fbd2cbe8ed
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a1be99d5ae53d3b404415f1665eb59e8e02a8c
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0abc443ac22f7d4f61ddbbbbc5dbb06c87139d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51990eecf22f446550befdfd1a9f54147eafd636
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e903da71f8bec4beb7c06707900e1ed8db843ca
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86124c5cfceb5ac04d2fddbf1b6f7147332d96a3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88bd875b7f9c3652c27d6e4bb7a23701b764f762
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a72b1c2d3b53e088bfaeb593949ff6fbd2cbe8ed
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a1be99d5ae53d3b404415f1665eb59e8e02a8c
    Patch