CVE-2025-38195

LoongArch: Fix panic caused by NULL-PMD in huge_pte_offset()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 4, 2025 at 01:37 PM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Fix panic caused by NULL-PMD in huge_pte_offset() ERROR INFO: CPU 25 Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0x0 ... Call Trace: [<900000000023c30c>] huge_pte_offset+0x3c/0x58 [<900000000057fd4c>] hugetlb_follow_page_mask+0x74/0x438 [<900000000051fee8>] __get_user_pages+0xe0/0x4c8 [<9000000000522414>] faultin_page_range+0x84/0x380 [<9000000000564e8c>] madvise_vma_behavior+0x534/0xa48 [<900000000056689c>] do_madvise+0x1bc/0x3e8 [<9000000000566df4>] sys_madvise+0x24/0x38 [<90000000015b9e88>] do_syscall+0x78/0x98 [<9000000000221f18>] handle_syscall+0xb8/0x158 In some cases, pmd may be NULL and rely on NULL as the return value for processing, so it is necessary to determine this situation here.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.1.136 ≤ v < 6.26.12.26 ≤ v < 6.12.356.14.5 ≤ v < 6.156.15.1 ≤ v < 6.15.46.6.89 ≤ v < 6.6.952ca9380b12711afe95b3589bd82b59623b3c96b334256805720993e37adf6127371a1265aea8376a51424fd171cee6a33f01f7c66b8eb23ac42289d46.1.1366.12.266.14.56.156.15 rc46.15 rc56.15 rc66.15 rc76.6.89b49f085cd671addbda4802d6b9382513f7dd0f30bd51834d1cf65a2c801295d230c220aeebf87a73
Vendor states this is fixed in 985f086f281b7bbb6644851e63af1a17ffff9277 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b427d98d55217b53c88643579fbbd8a4c351a105 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b5c7397b7fd125203c60b59860c168ee92291272 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ee084fa96123ede8b0563a1b5a9b23adc43cd50d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.191 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.35 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.95 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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