CVE-2025-38538

dmaengine: nbpfaxi: Fix memory corruption in probe()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: nbpfaxi: Fix memory corruption in probe() The nbpf->chan[] array is allocated earlier in the nbpf_probe() function and it has "num_channels" elements. These three loops iterate one element farther than they should and corrupt memory. The changes to the second loop are more involved. In this case, we're copying data from the irqbuf[] array into the nbpf->chan[] array. If the data in irqbuf[i] is the error IRQ then we skip it, so the iterators are not in sync. I added a check to ensure that we don't go beyond the end of the irqbuf[] array. I'm pretty sure this can't happen, but it seemed harmless to add a check. On the other hand, after the loop has ended there is a check to ensure that the "chan" iterator is where we expect it to be. In the original code we went one element beyond the end of the array so the iterator wasn't in the correct place and it would always return -EINVAL. However, now it will always be in the correct place. I deleted the check since we know the result.

Affected

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

3.17 ≤ v < 5.10.2413.17 ≤ v < 5.15.1903.17 ≤ v < 5.4.2973.17 ≤ v < 6.1.1473.17 ≤ v < 6.12.403.17 ≤ v < 6.15.83.17 ≤ v < 6.163.17 ≤ v < 6.6.1005.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1905.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1475.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2416.13 ≤ v < 6.15.86.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1006.7 ≤ v < 6.12.403.176.16 rc16.16 rc26.16 rc36.16 rc46.16 rc56.16 rc6b45b262cefd5b8eb2ba88d20e5bd295881293894
Vendor states this is fixed in 122160289adf8ebf15060f1cbf6265b55a914948 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 188c6ba1dd925849c5d94885c8bbdeb0b3dcf510 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 24861ef8b517a309a4225f2793be0cd8fa0bec9e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4bb016438335ec02b01f96bf1367378c2bfe03e5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 84fff8e6f11b9af1407e273995b5257d99ff0cff (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in aec396b4f736f3f8d2c28a9cd2924a4ada57ae87 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d6bbd67ab5de37a74ac85c83c5a26664b62034dd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f366b36c5e3ce29c9a3c8eed3d1631908e4fc8bb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.241 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.190 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.297 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.147 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.100 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/122160289adf8ebf15060f1cbf6265b55a914948
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/188c6ba1dd925849c5d94885c8bbdeb0b3dcf510
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24861ef8b517a309a4225f2793be0cd8fa0bec9e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb016438335ec02b01f96bf1367378c2bfe03e5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84fff8e6f11b9af1407e273995b5257d99ff0cff
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aec396b4f736f3f8d2c28a9cd2924a4ada57ae87
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6bbd67ab5de37a74ac85c83c5a26664b62034dd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f366b36c5e3ce29c9a3c8eed3d1631908e4fc8bb

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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