Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38005

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU111605

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38005

Published: June 20, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111605
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38005
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the udma_check_tx_completion() function in drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Confidential Computing Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
Anolis OS
openEuler
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-coco
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-source-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-arm
dtb-apple
dtb-lg
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-exynos
dtb-nvidia
dtb-apm
dtb-broadcom
dtb-freescale
dtb-marvell
dtb-amd
dtb-altera
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
dtb-amlogic
dtb-sprd
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs-html
dtb-cavium
dtb-rockchip
dtb-xilinx
dtb-qcom
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amazon
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-socionext
dtb-allwinner
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-syms
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
bpftool
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-extra-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-64k-devel
kernel-64k-debug-devel
kernel-64k-debug
kernel-64k
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.14 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-38005

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.103, 5.15.0.1094.92, 6.8.0-1046.52, 6.14.0-1010.10
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.2
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-125.0.0.125
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-125.0.0.125, 6.6.0-127.0.0.113, 6.6.0-127.0.0.125
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
perf - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools-libs - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel - update to 6.6.102-5
bpftool - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
python3-perf - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k - update to 6.6.102-5
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-144.157~20.04.1, 5.15.0-144.157, 5.15.0-1030.30, 5.15.0-1041.41~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1041.41, 5.15.0-1070.78, 5.15.0-1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1080.83, 5.15.0-1082.83, 5.15.0-1083.89, 5.15.0-1085.91~20.04.3, 5.15.0-1085.91, 5.15.0-1087.96~20.04.2, 5.15.0-1087.96, 5.15.0-1088.95~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1088.95, 5.15.0.144.130, 5.15.0.144.141, 5.15.0.144.157~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1030.32, 5.15.0.1041.41~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1041.41, 5.15.0.1070.69, 5.15.0.1080.76, 5.15.0.1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1082.82, 5.15.0.1083.83, 5.15.0.1085.81, 5.15.0.1085.84, 5.15.0.1085.91~20.04.3, 5.15.0.1087.83, 5.15.0.1087.96~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1088.91, 5.15.0.1088.95~20.04.1, 6.8.0-100.100, 6.8.0-1047.51, 6.14.0-28.28, 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1011.11, 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1014.15~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1014.15
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-144.157+fips1, 5.15.0-1087.96+fips1, 5.15.0-1088.95+fips1, 5.15.0.144.84, 5.15.0.1087.77, 5.15.0.1088.84, 6.8.0-100.100+fips1, 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1052.56, 5.15.0.1052.55
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1081.83, 5.15.0-1088.97, 5.15.0.1081.85, 5.15.0.1088.92
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1083.86, 5.15.0.1083.81
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1083.89~20.04.1
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1084.89, 5.15.0.1084.80
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.103~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1094.103~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.103+fips1, 5.15.0.1094.79, 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1, 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-100.100.1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1023.24, 6.8.0.1023.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.33, 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1043.44, 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1043.48, 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1044.44
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.49.1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-2037.38, 6.8.1-1041.42
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1
linux-hwe-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-28.28~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1010.10

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