CVE-2025-38010: Linux kernel · phy: tegra: xusb: Use a bitmask for UTMI pad power state tracking
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Low · fixed in ba25131b3c1ceec303839b2462586d7673788197 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:23 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in ba25131b3c1ceec303839b2462586d7673788197, b47158fb42959c417ff2662075c0d46fb783d5d1, 628bec9ed68a2204184fc8230a2609075b08666e +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to ba25131b3c1ceec303839b2462586d7673788197, b47158fb42959c417ff2662075c0d46fb783d5d1, 628bec9ed68a2204184fc8230a2609075b08666e or 1db527f0cb8f677adadd4e28e5bc77aaf5d4e4c9.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A patch has been applied to the Linux kernel that replaces the single reference count with a bitmask for UTMI pad power state tracking, correcting the power management logic and preventing race conditions. Users and administrators should update to the fixed Linux kernel version containing this patch to resolve the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official fix.
Description
CVE-2025-38010 addresses a Linux kernel vulnerability in the Tegra xUSB PHY driver related to UTMI pad power state tracking. The original implementation used a single reference count for managing the shared bias pad across all UTMI PHYs, which could become unbalanced during system suspend with connected USB devices, causing kernel warnings and potential instability. The fix replaces the reference count with a bitmask to track each UTMI pad's power state individually, ensuring correct power management and preventing race conditions.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38010 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1db527f0cb8f677adadd4e28e5bc77aaf5d4e4c9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/628bec9ed68a2204184fc8230a2609075b08666e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b47158fb42959c417ff2662075c0d46fb783d5d1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba25131b3c1ceec303839b2462586d7673788197 (opens in a new tab)