{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-38168", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:23.991Z", "datePublished": "2025-07-03T08:36:07.620Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-07-28T04:14:03.385Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-07-28T04:14:03.385Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nperf: arm-ni: Unregister PMUs on probe failure\n\nWhen a resource allocation fails in one clock domain of an NI device,\nwe need to properly roll back all previously registered perf PMUs in\nother clock domains of the same device.\n\nOtherwise, it can lead to kernel panics.\n\nCalling arm_ni_init+0x0/0xff8 [arm_ni] @ 2374\narm-ni ARMHCB70:00: Failed to request PMU region 0x1f3c13000\narm-ni ARMHCB70:00: probe with driver arm-ni failed with error -16\nlist_add corruption: next->prev should be prev (fffffd01e9698a18),\nbut was 0000000000000000. (next=ffff10001a0decc8).\npstate: 6340009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\npc : list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\nlr : list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\nCall trace:\n __list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\n perf_pmu_register+0x22c/0x3a0\n arm_ni_probe+0x554/0x70c [arm_ni]\n platform_probe+0x70/0xe8\n really_probe+0xc6/0x4d8\n driver_probe_device+0x48/0x170\n __driver_attach+0x8e/0x1c0\n bus_for_each_dev+0x64/0xf0\n driver_add+0x138/0x260\n bus_add_driver+0x68/0x138\n __platform_driver_register+0x2c/0x40\n arm_ni_init+0x14/0x2a [arm_ni]\n do_init_module+0x36/0x298\n---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\nKernel panic - not syncing: Oops - BUG: Fatal exception\nSMP: stopping secondary CPUs"}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/perf/arm-ni.c"], "versions": [{"version": "4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436", "lessThan": "7e958e116e3be05a1f869b5a885fc5d674c7725f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436", "lessThan": "72caf9886e9c1731cf7bfe3eabc308b9268b21d6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436", "lessThan": "7f57afde6a44d9e044885e1125034edd4fda02e8", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/perf/arm-ni.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.12", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.12", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.34", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.15.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.16", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.34"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.3"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.16"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e958e116e3be05a1f869b5a885fc5d674c7725f"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72caf9886e9c1731cf7bfe3eabc308b9268b21d6"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f57afde6a44d9e044885e1125034edd4fda02e8"}], "title": "perf: arm-ni: Unregister PMUs on probe failure", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nperf: arm-ni: Unregister PMUs on probe failure\n\nWhen a resource allocation fails in one clock domain of an NI device,\nwe need to properly roll back all previously registered perf PMUs in\nother clock domains of the same device.\n\nOtherwise, it can lead to kernel panics.\n\nCalling arm_ni_init+0x0/0xff8 [arm_ni] @ 2374\narm-ni ARMHCB70:00: Failed to request PMU region 0x1f3c13000\narm-ni ARMHCB70:00: probe with driver arm-ni failed with error -16\nlist_add corruption: next->prev should be prev (fffffd01e9698a18),\nbut was 0000000000000000. (next=ffff10001a0decc8).\npstate: 6340009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\npc : list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\nlr : list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\nCall trace:\n __list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\n perf_pmu_register+0x22c/0x3a0\n arm_ni_probe+0x554/0x70c [arm_ni]\n platform_probe+0x70/0xe8\n really_probe+0xc6/0x4d8\n driver_probe_device+0x48/0x170\n __driver_attach+0x8e/0x1c0\n bus_for_each_dev+0x64/0xf0\n driver_add+0x138/0x260\n bus_add_driver+0x68/0x138\n __platform_driver_register+0x2c/0x40\n arm_ni_init+0x14/0x2a [arm_ni]\n do_init_module+0x36/0x298\n---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\nKernel panic - not syncing: Oops - BUG: Fatal exception\nSMP: stopping secondary CPUs"}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: perf: arm-ni: Anular el registro de las PMU en caso de fallo de la sonda. Cuando falla la asignaci\u00f3n de recursos en un dominio de reloj de un dispositivo NI, es necesario revertir correctamente todas las PMU de perf registradas previamente en otros dominios de reloj del mismo dispositivo. De lo contrario, puede provocar p\u00e1nicos del kernel. Llamada a arm_ni_init+0x0/0xff8 [arm_ni] a 2374 arm-ni ARMHCB70:00: Error al solicitar la regi\u00f3n de PMU 0x1f3c13000 arm-ni ARMHCB70:00: La sonda con el controlador arm-ni fall\u00f3 con el error -16. Corrupci\u00f3n de list_add: next->prev deber\u00eda ser prev (ffffffd01e9698a18), pero era 0000000000000000. (next=ffff10001a0decc8). pstate: 6340009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8 lr : list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8 Call trace: __list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8 perf_pmu_register+0x22c/0x3a0 arm_ni_probe+0x554/0x70c [arm_ni] platform_probe+0x70/0xe8 really_probe+0xc6/0x4d8 driver_probe_device+0x48/0x170 __driver_attach+0x8e/0x1c0 bus_for_each_dev+0x64/0xf0 driver_add+0x138/0x260 bus_add_driver+0x68/0x138 __platform_driver_register+0x2c/0x40 arm_ni_init+0x14/0x2a [arm_ni] do_init_module+0x36/0x298 ---[ fin de seguimiento 000000000000000 ]--- P\u00e1nico del kernel - no sincroniza: Ups - ERROR: Excepci\u00f3n fatal SMP: deteniendo las CPU secundarias"}], "id": "CVE-2025-38168", "lastModified": "2025-07-03T15:13:53.147", "metrics": {}, "published": "2025-07-03T09:15:32.377", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72caf9886e9c1731cf7bfe3eabc308b9268b21d6"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e958e116e3be05a1f869b5a885fc5d674c7725f"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f57afde6a44d9e044885e1125034edd4fda02e8"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: perf: arm-ni: Unregister PMUs on probe failure", "id": "2376079", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2376079"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nperf: arm-ni: Unregister PMUs on probe failure\nWhen a resource allocation fails in one clock domain of an NI device,\nwe need to properly roll back all previously registered perf PMUs in\nother clock domains of the same device.\nOtherwise, it can lead to kernel panics.\nCalling arm_ni_init+0x0/0xff8 [arm_ni] @ 2374\narm-ni ARMHCB70:00: Failed to request PMU region 0x1f3c13000\narm-ni ARMHCB70:00: probe with driver arm-ni failed with error -16\nlist_add corruption: next->prev should be prev (fffffd01e9698a18),\nbut was 0000000000000000. (next=ffff10001a0decc8).\npstate: 6340009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\npc : list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\nlr : list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\nCall trace:\n__list_add_valid_or_report+0x7c/0xb8\nperf_pmu_register+0x22c/0x3a0\narm_ni_probe+0x554/0x70c [arm_ni]\nplatform_probe+0x70/0xe8\nreally_probe+0xc6/0x4d8\ndriver_probe_device+0x48/0x170\n__driver_attach+0x8e/0x1c0\nbus_for_each_dev+0x64/0xf0\ndriver_add+0x138/0x260\nbus_add_driver+0x68/0x138\n__platform_driver_register+0x2c/0x40\narm_ni_init+0x14/0x2a [arm_ni]\ndo_init_module+0x36/0x298\n---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\nKernel panic - not syncing: Oops - BUG: Fatal exception\nSMP: stopping secondary CPUs"], "name": "CVE-2025-38168", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-07-03T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38168\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38168\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025070341-CVE-2025-38168-da4f@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}