CVE-2025-38005: dmaengine: ti: k3-udma: Add missing locking
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 udmastart.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 udmachecktxcompletion [ 4.153841] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 4.160834] pc : udmastart.isra.0+0x34/0x238 [ 4.165227] lr : udmastart.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] udmastart.isra.0+0x34/0x238 [ 4.251509] udmachecktxcompletion+0xd0/0xdc [ 4.256076] processonework+0x244/0x3fc [ 4.260129] processscheduledworks+0x6c/0x74 [ 4.264610] workerthread+0x150/0x1dc [ 4.268398] kthread+0xd8/0xe8 [ 4.271492] retfromfork+0x10/0x20 [ 4.275107] irq event stamp: 220 [ 4.278363] hardirqs last enabled at (219): [<ffffffc080a27c7c>] rawspinunlockirq+0x38/0x50 [ 4.287183] hardirqs last disabled at (220): [<ffffffc080a1c154>] el1dbg+0x24/0x50 [ 4.294879] softirqs last enabled at (182): [<ffffffc080037e68>] handlesoftirqs+0x1c0/0x3cc [ 4.303437] softirqs last disabled at (177): [<ffffffc080010170>] dosoftirq+0x1c/0x28 [ 4.311559] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
This commit adds the missing locking.
Affected Software
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2025-38005?
CVE-2025-38005 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to the presence of missing locking in the Linux kernel's DMA engine.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38005?
To address CVE-2025-38005, update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the patch for the missing locking in k3-udma.
Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2025-38005?
CVE-2025-38005 affects multiple versions of the Linux kernel, including those between 5.6 and 6.14.8.
What components are impacted by CVE-2025-38005?
CVE-2025-38005 specifically impacts the DMA engine within the Linux kernel, particularly the k3-udma driver.
Is CVE-2025-38005 exploitable remotely?
CVE-2025-38005 does not indicate a direct remote exploit vector; it generally affects local processes interacting with the DMA engine.