CVE-2025-38042: linux kernel from 5.6 (inclusive), before 6.14.9 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2025-38042. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00159 (percentile 0.04687), scored 20-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.6 (inclusive), before 6.14.9 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · d702419134133db1eab2067dc6ea5723467fd917 to before 40d66e0adde4b8ec2fad01f847072af792aeccea, d702419134133db1eab2067dc6ea5723467fd917 to before 929995c980da57beeb415744c7c271a9fde80fa9, d702419134133db1eab2067dc6ea5723467fd917 to before d0dd9d133ef8fdc894e0be9aa27dc49ef5f813cb, d702419134133db1eab2067dc6ea5723467fd917 to before 0da30874729baeb01889b0eca16cfda122687503
Linux

Linux · 5.6
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma-glue.c, drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c, drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c, include/linux/dma/k3-udma-glue.h

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 21-Oct-2026 16:14 UTC

CCR priority: 22.0 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00159 · percentile 0.04687 · 2026-10-20
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:14:50.830645+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:09:05.633125+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2025-38042.html