#VU114182 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38535
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114182
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38535
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the tegra186_xusb_padctl_vbus_override(), tegra186_xusb_padctl_id_override() and tegra186_utmi_phy_set_mode() functions in drivers/phy/tegra/xusb-tegra186.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb85b5c2bd43b687c3d54eb6328917f90dd38fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5367cdeb75cb6c687ca468450bceb2602ab239d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefc1caee9dd06c69e2d807edc5949b329f52b22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaa420339658615d26c1cc95cd6cf720b9aebfca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec7f98ff05f0649af0adeb4808c7ba23d6111ef9