Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ti: k3-udma: Add...
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): [] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x38/0x50
[ 4.287183] hardirqs last disabled at (220): [] el1_dbg+0x24/0x50
[ 4.294879] softirqs last enabled at (182): [] handle_softirqs+0x1c0/0x3cc
[ 4.303437] softirqs last disabled at (177): [] __do_softirq+0x1c/0x28
[ 4.311559] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
This commit adds the missing locking.
Impact
CVE-2025-38005 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38005? CVE-2025-38005 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38005? CVE-2025-38005 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38005? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38005 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38005 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38005 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38005 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.