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CVE-2025-38318: Linux kernel · perf: arm-ni: Fix missing platform_set_drvdata()

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-38318

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

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436, < fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646
Fixed in
  • fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436, < 498129a868ce966af277841f7e32e9f76b3779ad
Fixed in
  • 498129a868ce966af277841f7e32e9f76b3779ad
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436, < 8e43fa9c713a6d084a5732aa6dd41c734845f25e
Fixed in
  • 8e43fa9c713a6d084a5732aa6dd41c734845f25e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =6.12
Fixed in–

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.

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