CVE-2025-38586

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, arm64: Fix fp initialization for exception boundary In the ARM64 BPF JIT when prog->aux->exception_boundary is set for a BPF program, find_used_callee_regs() is not called because for a program acting as exception boundary, all callee saved registers are saved. find_used_callee_regs() sets `ctx->fp_used = true;` when it sees FP being used in any of the instructions. For programs acting as exception boundary, ctx->fp_used remains false even if frame pointer is used by the program and therefore, FP is not set-up for such programs in the prologue. This can cause the kernel to crash due to a pagefault. Fix it by setting ctx->fp_used = true for exception boundary programs as fp is always saved in such programs.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 19, 2025
First seenAug 19, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.42, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.10, 6.16 ≤ v < 6.16.16.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1

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