Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38619)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38619). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: ti: j721e-csi2rx: fix list_del corruption
If ti_csi2rx_start_dma() fails in ti_csi2rx_dma_callback(), the buffer is
marked done with VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR but is not removed from the DMA queue.
This causes the same buffer to be retried in the next iteration, resulting
in a double list_del() and eventual list corruption.
Fix this by removing the buffer from the queue before calling
vb2_buffer_done() on error.
This resolves a crash due to list_del corruption:
[ 37.811243] j721e-csi2rx 30102000.ticsi2rx: Failed to queue the next buffer for DMA
[ 37.832187] slab kmalloc-2k start ffff00000255b000 pointer offset 1064 size 2048
[ 37.839761] list_del corruption. next->prev should be ffff00000255bc28, but was ffff00000255d428. (next=ffff00000255b428)
[ 37.850799] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 37.855424] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:65!
[ 37.859876] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP
[ 37.866061] Modules linked in: i2c_dev usb_f_rndis u_ether libcomposite dwc3 udc_core usb_common aes_ce_blk aes_ce_cipher ghash_ce gf128mul sha1_ce cpufreq_dt dwc3_am62 phy_gmii_sel sa2ul
[ 37.882830] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3+ #28 VOLUNTARY
[ 37.890851] Hardware name: Bosch STLA-GSRV2-B0 (DT)
[ 37.895737] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 37.902703] pc : __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xdc/0x114
[ 37.908390…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-38619 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-38619" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-38619 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-38619 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.44-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38619 linux Fixed in: 6.12.43-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38619 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org