CVE-2025-38543
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tegra: nvdec: Fix dma_alloc_coherent error check Check for NULL return value with dma_alloc_coherent, in line with Robin's fix for vic.c in 'drm/tegra: vic: Fix DMA API misuse'.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedAug 16, 2025
First seenAug 16, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-476NULL pointer dereference
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.1.146, 6.6.99, 6.12.39, 6.15.7 or later
Patches
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0812eedccd0629d73c9d0b1184a5db055df1da
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/44306a684cd1699b8562a54945ddc43e2abc9eab
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b8d20962d00b7df117011c52f97cbb9c76a669
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a560de522374af931fa994d161db3667b0bb2545
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1240029f97ac8c06db4dd4407bbbf83e8d08570
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 5.17 ≤ v < 6.1.146, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.99, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.39, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.7, 6.16 | 6.1.146, 6.6.99, 6.12.39, 6.15.7 |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
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