CVE-2025-40356: Linux kernel · spi: rockchip-sfc: Fix DMA-API usage
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix is available that corrects the DMA-API usage in the rockchip-sfc SPI driver by using dma_map_single() instead of virt_to_phys(). Users should apply the official Linux kernel updates that include this patch to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data; check the vendor or Linux kernel advisories for the specific fixed versions and update accordingly.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rockchip-sfc SPI driver related to improper DMA-API usage has been resolved. The issue involved using an incorrect method (virt_to_phys()) to obtain the DMA address of the transfer buffer instead of the proper dma_map_single() call. This caused DMA-API debug warnings and potential synchronization issues. The fix replaces the incorrect usage with the correct DMA-API call.