CVE-2025-38318: Linux kernel · perf: arm-ni: Fix missing platform_set_drvdata()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 20:00 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646, 498129a868ce966af277841f7e32e9f76b3779ad, 8e43fa9c713a6d084a5732aa6dd41c734845f25e
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 10 Jul 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 fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646, 498129a868ce966af277841f7e32e9f76b3779ad or 8e43fa9c713a6d084a5732aa6dd41c734845f25e.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel by adding the missing platform_set_drvdata() call in arm_ni_probe(). Users should update to the fixed kernel version once available. No alternative mitigations are specified.
Description
CVE-2025-38318 addresses a flaw in the Linux kernel's perf subsystem for the arm-ni platform where a missing platform_set_drvdata() call in the arm_ni_probe() function could cause platform_get_drvdata() to return NULL during device removal. This issue has been fixed by adding the missing call.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38318 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/498129a868ce966af277841f7e32e9f76b3779ad (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e43fa9c713a6d084a5732aa6dd41c734845f25e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646 (opens in a new tab)