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CVE-2025-38619

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.12.42 / 6.15.10 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ti: j721e-csi2rx: fix list_del corruption If ti_csi2rx_start_dma() fails in ti_csi2rx_dma_callback(), the buffer is marked done with VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR but is not removed from the DMA queue. This causes the same buffer to be retried in the next iteration, resulting in a double list_del() and eventual list corruption. Fix this by removing the buffer from the queue before calling vb2_buffer_done() on error. This resolves a crash due to list_del corruption: [ 37.811243] j721e-csi2rx 30102000.ticsi2rx: Failed to queue the next buffer for DMA [ 37.832187] slab kmalloc-2k start ffff00000255b000 pointer offset 1064 size 2048 [ 37.839761] list_del corruption. next->prev should be ffff00000255bc28, but was ffff00000255d428. (next=ffff00000255b428) [ 37.850799] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 37.855424] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:65! [ 37.859876] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP [ 37.866061] Modules linked in: i2c_dev usb_f_rndis u_ether libcomposite dwc3 udc_core usb_common aes_ce_blk aes_ce_cipher ghash_ce gf128mul sha1_ce cpufreq_dt dwc3_am62 phy_gmii_sel sa2ul [ 37.882830] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3+ #28 VOLUNTARY [ 37.890851] Hardware name: Bosch STLA-GSRV2-B0 (DT) [ 37.895737] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 37.902703] pc : __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xdc/0x114 [ 37.908390] lr : __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xdc/0x114 [ 37.914059] sp : ffff800080003db0 [ 37.917375] x29: ffff800080003db0 x28: 0000000000000007 x27: ffff800080e50000 [ 37.924521] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff0000016abb50 x24: dead000000000122 [ 37.931666] x23: ffff0000016abb78 x22: ffff0000016ab080 x21: ffff800080003de0 [ 37.938810] x20: ffff00000255bc00 x19: ffff00000255b800 x18: 000000000000000a [ 37.945956] x17: 20747562202c3832 x16: 6362353532303030 x15: 0720072007200720 [ 37.953101] x14: 0720072007200720 x13: 0720072007200720 x12: 00000000ffffffea [ 37.960248] x11: ffff800080003b18 x10: 00000000ffffefff x9 : ffff800080f5b568 [ 37.967396] x8 : ffff800080f5b5c0 x7 : 0000000000017fe8 x6 : c0000000ffffefff [ 37.974542] x5 : ffff00000fea6688 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 37.981686] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff800080ef2b40 x0 : 000000000000006d [ 37.988832] Call trace: [ 37.991281] __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xdc/0x114 (P) [ 37.996959] ti_csi2rx_dma_callback+0x84/0x1c4 [ 38.001419] udma_vchan_complete+0x1e0/0x344 [ 38.005705] tasklet_action_common+0x118/0x310 [ 38.010163] tasklet_action+0x30/0x3c [ 38.013832] handle_softirqs+0x10c/0x2e0 [ 38.017761] __do_softirq+0x14/0x20 [ 38.021256] ____do_softirq+0x10/0x20 [ 38.024931] call_on_irq_stack+0x24/0x60 [ 38.028873] do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x40 [ 38.033064] __irq_exit_rcu+0x130/0x15c [ 38.036909] irq_exit_rcu+0x10/0x20 [ 38.040403] el1_interrupt+0x38/0x60 [ 38.043987] el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24 [ 38.048091] el1h_64_irq+0x6c/0x70 [ 38.051501] default_idle_call+0x34/0xe0 (P) [ 38.055783] do_idle+0x1f8/0x250 [ 38.059021] cpu_startup_entry+0x34/0x3c [ 38.062951] rest_init+0xb4/0xc0 [ 38.066186] console_on_rootfs+0x0/0x6c [ 38.070031] __primary_switched+0x88/0x90 [ 38.074059] Code: b00037e0 91378000 f9400462 97e9bf49 (d4210000) [ 38.080168] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [ 38.084795] Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops - BUG: Fatal exception in interrupt [ 38.092197] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs [ 38.096139] Kernel Offset: disabled [ 38.099631] CPU features: 0x0000,00002000,02000801,0400420b [ 38.105202] Memory Limit: none [ 38.108260] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops - BUG: Fatal exception in interrupt ]---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-476

The code follows a pointer that is null, crashing the process. An attacker who can reliably trigger it turns the crash into a denial of service. The fix is checking for null before use and handling the failure path gracefully.

General guidance for the null pointer dereference class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 6.7, < 6.12.42>= 6.13, < 6.15.10>= 6.16, < 6.16.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.12.42 / 6.15.10 / 6.16.1 or later
Fixed in 6.12.426.15.106.16.1
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to kernel 6.12.42 or later (for 6.12.x branch), 6.15.10 or later (for 6.13-6.15.x branch), or 6.16.1 (for 6.16.x branch)

  1. Identify the current running kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. Check if the version falls within any affected range: >= 6.7 && < 6.12.42, OR >= 6.13 && < 6.15.10, OR >= 6.16 && < 6.16.1
  3. If affected, schedule a maintenance window for kernel upgrade
  4. Download and install a fixed kernel version from your distribution's kernel repositories
  5. Reboot the system into the new kernel
  6. Verify the running kernel is now a fixed version using `uname -r`
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebuilding third-party kernel modules; ensure driver compatibility with the target version before upgrading

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