Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38010

 

Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38010

Published: June 20, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111650
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38010
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the DATA0_VAL_PD BIT(), DECLARE_BITMAP(), tegra186_utmi_bias_pad_power_on(), tegra186_utmi_bias_pad_power_off(), tegra186_utmi_pad_power_on() and tegra186_utmi_pad_power_down() functions in drivers/phy/tegra/xusb-tegra186.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-38010

Install update from vendor's repository.

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