CVE-2025-38632
Vulnérabilité non évaluée dans Linux (Linux)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinmux: fix race causing mux_owner NULL with active mux_usecount commit 5a3e85c3c397 ("pinmux: Use sequential access to access desc->pinmux data") tried to address the issue when two client of the same gpio calls pinctrl_select_state() for the same functionality, was resulting in NULL pointer issue while accessing desc->mux_owner. However, issue was not completely fixed due to the way it was handled and it can still result in the same NULL pointer. The issue occurs due to the following interleaving: cpu0 (process A) cpu1 (process B) pin_request() { pin_free() { mutex_lock() desc->mux_usecount--; //becomes 0 .. mutex_unlock() mutex_lock(desc->mux) desc->mux_usecount++; // becomes 1 desc->mux_owner = owner; mutex_unlock(desc->mux) mutex_lock(desc->mux) desc->mux_owner = NULL; mutex_unlock(desc->mux) This sequence leads to a state where the pin appears to be in use (`mux_usecount == 1`) but has no owner (`mux_owner == NULL`), which can cause NULL pointer on next pin_request on the same pin. Ensure that updates to mux_usecount and mux_owner are performed atomically under the same lock. Only clear mux_owner when mux_usecount reaches zero and no new owner has been assigned.
Gravité et risque d'exploitation
CVE-2025-38632 obtient un score CVSS de 0.0/10, soit une gravité non évaluée. Selon le modèle EPSS, la probabilité qu'elle soit exploitée dans les 30 prochains jours est de 0.11 %, ce qui la place devant 1.4 % des CVE référencées.
Que faire ?
- Vérifiez si Linux (versions 6.13, c11e2ec9a780f54982a187ee10ffd1b810715c85, <=6.12.*, <=6.16.*, <9ea3f6b9a67be3476e331ce51cac316c2614a564, 0, <6.13, 6.17, <=6.15.*, <6.12.42, <=6.6.*, 6.12.5, 6.16.1, 6.12.42, <9b2a3e7189028aa7c4d53a84364f2ea9fb209787, 6.6.66, <0b075c011032f88d1cfde3b45d6dcf08b44140eb, 2da32aed4a97ca1d70fb8b77926f72f30ce5fb4b, 6.6.102, <22b585cbd67d14df3b91529d1b990661c300faa9, 6.15.10, 5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e, <=*, <6.6.102, <b7bd6e3971eb7f0e34d2fdce1b18b08094e0c804) est présent sur votre parc.
- Appliquez le correctif ou la version corrigée indiqués dans les références de l'éditeur.
- À défaut de correctif, limitez l'exposition (filtrage réseau, désactivation du composant).
- Automatisez la détection : les agents CVE Heimdall (gratuits, open source) corrèlent l'inventaire de vos serveurs avec la base CVE.
Références
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b2a3e7189028aa7c4d53a84364f2ea9fb209787
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ea3f6b9a67be3476e331ce51cac316c2614a564
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bd6e3971eb7f0e34d2fdce1b18b08094e0c804
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b585cbd67d14df3b91529d1b990661c300faa9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b075c011032f88d1cfde3b45d6dcf08b44140eb
