CVE-2025-38429

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: ep: Update read pointer only after buffer is written Inside mhi_ep_ring_add_element, the read pointer (rd_offset) is updated before the buffer is written, potentially causing race conditions where the host sees an updated read pointer before the buffer is actually written. Updating rd_offset prematurely can lead to the host accessing an uninitialized or incomplete element, resulting in data corruption. Invoke the buffer write before updating rd_offset to ensure the element is fully written before signaling its availability.

CVSS v3 10.0 CRITICAL

10.0^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0007ef098dab48f1ba58364c40b4809f1e21b130	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44b9620e82bbec2b9a6ac77f63913636d84f96dc	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f18d174b73d0ceeaa341f46c0986436b3aefc9a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2176aa3ba4361e98d9f91178a762dca6cf21fe0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f704a80d9fa268e51a6cc5242714502c3c1fa605	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

30 Oct 2026, 13:18

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Information

Published : 2025-07-25 15:15

Updated : 2026-10-30 13:18

NVD link : CVE-2025-38429

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38429

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38429

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource

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