CVE-2025-38623

PCI: pnv_php: Fix surprise plug detection and recovery

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2025 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: pnv_php: Fix surprise plug detection and recovery The existing PowerNV hotplug code did not handle surprise plug events correctly, leading to a complete failure of the hotplug system after device removal and a required reboot to detect new devices. This comes down to two issues: 1) When a device is surprise removed, often the bridge upstream port will cause a PE freeze on the PHB. If this freeze is not cleared, the MSI interrupts from the bridge hotplug notification logic will not be received by the kernel, stalling all plug events on all slots associated with the PE. 2) When a device is removed from a slot, regardless of surprise or programmatic removal, the associated PHB/PE ls left frozen. If this freeze is not cleared via a fundamental reset, skiboot is unable to clear the freeze and cannot retrain / rescan the slot. This also requires a reboot to clear the freeze and redetect the device in the slot. Issue the appropriate unfreeze and rescan commands on hotplug events, and don't oops on hotplug if pci_bus_to_OF_node() returns NULL. [bhelgaas: tidy comments]

Affected

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

4.9 ≤ v < 5.10.2414.9 ≤ v < 5.15.1904.9 ≤ v < 6.1.1484.9 ≤ v < 6.12.424.9 ≤ v < 6.15.104.9 ≤ v < 6.16.14.9 ≤ v < 6.174.9 ≤ v < 6.6.1025.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1905.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1486.13 ≤ v < 6.15.106.16 ≤ v < 6.16.16.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1026.7 ≤ v < 6.12.42360aebd85a4c946764f6301d68de2a817fad51594.9
Vendor states this is fixed in 1d2f63680c5719a5da92639e981c6c9a87fcee08 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2ec8ec57bb8ebde3e2a015eff80e5d66e6634fe3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 473999ba937eac9776be791deed7c84a21d7880b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 48c6935a34981bb56f35be0774ec1f30c6e386f8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6e7b24c71e530a6c1d656e73d8a30ee081656844 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6e7b5f922901585b8f11e0d6cda12bda5c59fc8a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 78d20b8c13075eae3d884c21db7a09a6bbdda5b2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a2a2a6fc2469524caa713036297c542746d148dc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9 (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 6.1.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.102 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d2f63680c5719a5da92639e981c6c9a87fcee08
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ec8ec57bb8ebde3e2a015eff80e5d66e6634fe3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473999ba937eac9776be791deed7c84a21d7880b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48c6935a34981bb56f35be0774ec1f30c6e386f8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e7b24c71e530a6c1d656e73d8a30ee081656844
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e7b5f922901585b8f11e0d6cda12bda5c59fc8a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78d20b8c13075eae3d884c21db7a09a6bbdda5b2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a2a6fc2469524caa713036297c542746d148dc

CVSS

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

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