CVE-2025-38095
dma-buf: insert memory barrier before updating num_fences
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jul 3, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dma-buf: insert memory barrier before updating num_fences
smp_store_mb() inserts memory barrier after storing operation. It is different with what the comment is originally aiming so Null pointer dereference can be happened if memory update is reordered.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90eb79c4ed98a4e24a62ccf61c199ab0f680fa8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0b7f11dd68b593bd970e5735be00e8d89bace30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3becc659f9cb76b481ad1fb71f54d5c8d6332d3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9d2b9a80d06a58f37e0dc8c827075639b443927
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe1bebd0edb22e3536cbc920ec713331d1367ad4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08680c4dadc6e736c75bc2409d833f03f9003c51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c7d62583ebce7baeb61acce6057c361f73be4a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html
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