SB2025071159 - Improper locking in Linux kernel samsung exynos4-is driver
Published: July 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025071159
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38237)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the fimc_is_hw_change_mode() function in drivers/media/platform/samsung/exynos4-is/fimc-is-regs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14acbb5af101b7bb58c0952949bba4c5fdf0ee7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0d92b94278561f43057003a73a17ce13b7c1a1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb97dfab7615fea97322b8a6131546e80f878a69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd9f6ce7d512fa21249415c16af801a4ed5d97b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4077a10a25560ec0bd0b42322e4ea027d6f76e2