clk: xilinx: vcu: unregister pll_post only if registered correctly
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
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]
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 | 5.12 and later | 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.12 and later Fixed in 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- 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-2025-38583
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p83v-m67p-pffw
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e903da71f8bec4beb7c06707900e1ed8db843ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88bd875b7f9c3652c27d6e4bb7a23701b764f762
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51990eecf22f446550befdfd1a9f54147eafd636
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a1be99d5ae53d3b404415f1665eb59e8e02a8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86124c5cfceb5ac04d2fddbf1b6f7147332d96a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a72b1c2d3b53e088bfaeb593949ff6fbd2cbe8ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0abc443ac22f7d4f61ddbbbbc5dbb06c87139d
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38583 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38583 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p83v-m67p-pffw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38583 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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