Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: tegra: xusb: Use a...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
phy: tegra: xusb: Use a bitmask for UTMI pad power state tracking
The current implementation uses bias_pad_enable as a reference count to
manage the shared bias pad for all UTMI PHYs. However, during system
suspension with connected USB devices, multiple power-down requests for
the UTMI pad result in a mismatch in the reference count, which in turn
produces warnings such as:
[ 237.762967] WARNING: CPU: 10 PID: 1618 at tegra186_utmi_pad_power_down+0x160/0x170
[ 237.763103] Call trace:
[ 237.763104] tegra186_utmi_pad_power_down+0x160/0x170
[ 237.763107] tegra186_utmi_phy_power_off+0x10/0x30
[ 237.763110] phy_power_off+0x48/0x100
[ 237.763113] tegra_xusb_enter_elpg+0x204/0x500
[ 237.763119] tegra_xusb_suspend+0x48/0x140
[ 237.763122] platform_pm_suspend+0x2c/0xb0
[ 237.763125] dpm_run_callback.isra.0+0x20/0xa0
[ 237.763127] __device_suspend+0x118/0x330
[ 237.763129] dpm_suspend+0x10c/0x1f0
[ 237.763130] dpm_suspend_start+0x88/0xb0
[ 237.763132] suspend_devices_and_enter+0x120/0x500
[ 237.763135] pm_suspend+0x1ec/0x270
The root cause was traced back to the dynamic power-down changes
introduced in commit a30951d31b25 ("xhci: tegra: USB2 pad power controls"),
where the UTMI pad was being powered down without verifying its current
state. This unbalanced behavior led to discrepancies in the reference
count.
To rectify this issue, this patch replaces the single reference counter
with a bitmask, renamed to utmi_pad_enabled. Each bit in the mask
corresponds to one of the four USB2 PHYs, allowing us to track each pad's
enablement status individually.
With this change:
- The bias pad is powered on only when the mask is clear.
- Each UTMI pad is powered on or down based on its corresponding bit
in the mask, preventing redundant operations. - The overall power state of the shared bias pad is maintained
correctly during suspend/resume cycles.
The mutex used to prevent race conditions during UTMI pad enable/disable
operations has been moved from the tegra186_utmi_bias_pad_power_on/off
functions to the parent functions tegra186_utmi_pad_power_on/down. This
change ensures that there are no race conditions when updating the bitmask.
Impact
CVE-2025-38010 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-2025-38010? CVE-2025-38010 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38010? CVE-2025-38010 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-2025-38010? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38010 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38010 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38010 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-2025-38010 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.