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CVE-2025-38042

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.14.9 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

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NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ti: k3-udma-glue: Drop skip_fdq argument from k3_udma_glue_reset_rx_chn The user of k3_udma_glue_reset_rx_chn() e.g. ti_am65_cpsw_nuss can run on multiple platforms having different DMA architectures. On some platforms there can be one FDQ for all flows in the RX channel while for others there is a separate FDQ for each flow in the RX channel. So far we have been relying on the skip_fdq argument of k3_udma_glue_reset_rx_chn(). Instead of relying on the user to provide this information, infer it based on DMA architecture during k3_udma_glue_request_rx_chn() and save it in an internal flag 'single_fdq'. Use that flag at k3_udma_glue_reset_rx_chn() to deicide if the FDQ needs to be cleared for every flow or just for flow 0. Fixes the below issue on ti_am65_cpsw_nuss driver on AM62-SK. > ip link set eth1 down > ip link set eth0 down > ethtool -L eth0 rx 8 > ip link set eth0 up > modprobe -r ti_am65_cpsw_nuss [ 103.045726] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 103.050505] k3_knav_desc_pool size 512000 != avail 64000 [ 103.050703] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 450 at drivers/net/ethernet/ti/k3-cppi-desc-pool.c:33 k3_cppi_desc_pool_destroy+0xa0/0xa8 [k3_cppi_desc_pool] [ 103.068810] Modules linked in: ti_am65_cpsw_nuss(-) k3_cppi_desc_pool snd_soc_hdmi_codec crct10dif_ce snd_soc_simple_card snd_soc_simple_card_utils display_connector rtc_ti_k3 k3_j72xx_bandgap tidss drm_client_lib snd_soc_davinci_mcas p drm_dma_helper tps6598x phylink snd_soc_ti_udma rti_wdt drm_display_helper snd_soc_tlv320aic3x_i2c typec at24 phy_gmii_sel snd_soc_ti_edma snd_soc_tlv320aic3x sii902x snd_soc_ti_sdma sa2ul omap_mailbox drm_kms_helper authenc cfg80211 r fkill fuse drm drm_panel_orientation_quirks backlight ip_tables x_tables ipv6 [last unloaded: k3_cppi_desc_pool] [ 103.119950] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 450 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.13.0-rc7-00001-g9c5e3435fa66 #1011 [ 103.119968] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM625 SK (DT) [ 103.119974] pstate: 80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 103.119983] pc : k3_cppi_desc_pool_destroy+0xa0/0xa8 [k3_cppi_desc_pool] [ 103.148007] lr : k3_cppi_desc_pool_destroy+0xa0/0xa8 [k3_cppi_desc_pool] [ 103.154709] sp : ffff8000826ebbc0 [ 103.158015] x29: ffff8000826ebbc0 x28: ffff0000090b6300 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 103.165145] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff0000019df6b0 [ 103.172271] x23: ffff0000019df6b8 x22: ffff0000019df410 x21: ffff8000826ebc88 [ 103.179397] x20: 000000000007d000 x19: ffff00000a3b3000 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 103.186522] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 000001e8c35e1cde [ 103.193647] x14: 0000000000000396 x13: 000000000000035c x12: 0000000000000000 [ 103.200772] x11: 000000000000003a x10: 00000000000009c0 x9 : ffff8000826eba20 [ 103.207897] x8 : ffff0000090b6d20 x7 : ffff00007728c180 x6 : ffff00007728c100 [ 103.215022] x5 : 0000000000000001 x4 : ffff000000508a50 x3 : ffff7ffff6146000 [ 103.222147] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : e300b4173ee6b200 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 103.229274] Call trace: [ 103.231714] k3_cppi_desc_pool_destroy+0xa0/0xa8 [k3_cppi_desc_pool] (P) [ 103.238408] am65_cpsw_nuss_free_rx_chns+0x28/0x4c [ti_am65_cpsw_nuss] [ 103.244942] devm_action_release+0x14/0x20 [ 103.249040] release_nodes+0x3c/0x68 [ 103.252610] devres_release_all+0x8c/0xdc [ 103.256614] device_unbind_cleanup+0x18/0x60 [ 103.260876] device_release_driver_internal+0xf8/0x178 [ 103.266004] driver_detach+0x50/0x9c [ 103.269571] bus_remove_driver+0x6c/0xbc [ 103.273485] driver_unregister+0x30/0x60 [ 103.277401] platform_driver_unregister+0x14/0x20 [ 103.282096] am65_cpsw_nuss_driver_exit+0x18/0xff4 [ti_am65_cpsw_nuss] [ 103.288620] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x17c/0x25c [ 103.293404] invoke_syscall+0x44/0x100 [ 103.297149] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc0/0xe0 [ 103.301845] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 [ 103.305155] el0_svc+0x28/0x98 ---truncated---

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NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.6, < 6.14.9

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From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.14.9 or later
Fixed in 6.14.9
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 6.14.9 or later

  1. Upgrade Linux kernel to version 6.14.9 or later
  2. After kernel upgrade, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
  3. Verify the k3-udma-glue driver loads correctly by checking 'dmesg' for any relevant warnings or errors
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