Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-38132
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: holding cscfg_csdev_lock while removing cscfg from csdev There'll be possible race scenario for coresight config: CPU0 CPU1 (perf enable) load module cscfg_load_config_sets() activate config. // sysfs (sys_active_cnt == 1) ... cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config() lock(csdev->cscfg_csdev_lock) deactivate config // sysfs (sys_activec_cnt == 0) cscfg_unload_config_sets() <iterating config_csdev_list> cscfg_remove_owned_csdev_configs() // here load config activate by CPU1 unlock(csdev->cscfg_csdev_lock) iterating config_csdev_list could be raced with config_csdev_list's entry delete. To resolve this race , hold csdev->cscfg_csdev_lock() while cscfg_remove_owned_csdev_configs()
EPSS: 0.001 (3.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 02bd588e12df405bdf55244708151b7f238b79ba, 5.17, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-38132?
- CVE-2025-38132 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38132?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.