dmaengine: ti: k3-udma: Add missing locking
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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: ffffff8000fa0430 x18: ffffffc083b95030 [ 4.201773] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 00000000f0000000 x15: 0000000000000048 [ 4.208976] x14: 0000000000000048 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000001 [ 4.216179] x11: ffffffc08151a240 x10: 0000000000003ea1 x9 : ffffffc08046ab68 [ 4.223381] x8 : ffffffc083cabac0 x7 : ffffffc081df3718 x6 : 0000000000029fc8 [ 4.230583] x5 : ffffffc0817ee6d8 x4 : 0000000000000bc0 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 4.237784] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 00000000001fffff x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 4.244986] Call trace: [ 4.247463] udma_start.isra.0+0x34/0x238 [ 4.251509] udma_check_tx_completion+0xd0/0xdc [ 4.256076] process_one_work+0x244/0x3fc [ 4.260129] process_scheduled_works+0x6c/0x74 [ 4.264610] worker_thread+0x150/0x1dc [ 4.268398] kthread+0xd8/0xe8 [ 4.271492] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 4.275107] irq event stamp: 220 [ 4.278363] hardirqs last enabled at (219): [<ffffffc080a27c7c>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x38/0x50 [ 4.287183] hardirqs last disabled at (220): [<ffffffc080a1c154>] el1_dbg+0x24/0x50 [ 4.294879] softirqs last enabled at (182): [<ffffffc080037e68>] handle_softirqs+0x1c0/0x3cc [ 4.303437] softirqs last disabled at (177): [<ffffffc080010170>] __do_softirq+0x1c/0x28 [ 4.311559] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- This commit adds the missing locking.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.6 and later | 5.10.238, 5.15.184, 6.1.140, 6.6.92, 6.12.30, 6.14.8, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.6 and later Fixed in 5.10.238, 5.15.184, 6.1.140, 6.6.92, 6.12.30, 6.14.8, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 to before 5.10.238; 5.11 to before 5.15.184; 5.16 to before 6.1.140; 6.2 to before 6.6.92; 6.7 to before 6.12.30; 6.13 to before 6.14.8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 to before 5.10.238; 5.11 to before 5.15.184; 5.16 to before 6.1.140; 6.2 to before 6.6.92; 6.7 to before 6.12.30; 6.13 to before 6.14.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.238, 5.15.184, 6.1.140, 6.6.92, 6.12.30, 6.14.8, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38005
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqrx-c37g-3xqx
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27e71fa08711e09d81e06a54007b362a5426fd22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ea0433f822ed0549715f7044c9cd1cf132ff7fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df5987e76a4ae4cbd705d81ab4b15ed232250a4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d87f1cddc592387359fde157cc4296556f6403c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e63b2fe30c61bd25981c6084f67a8af79945d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99df1edf17493cb49a8c01f6bde55c3abb6a2a6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fca280992af8c2fbd511bc43f65abb4a17363f2f
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38005 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38005 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wqrx-c37g-3xqx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38005 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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