CVE-2025-38429 (GCVE-0-2025-38429)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-25 14:16
Modified
2026-08-05 12:01
Severity ?
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: ep: Update read pointer only after buffer is written Inside mhi_ep_ring_add_element, the read pointer (rd_offset) is updated before the buffer is written, potentially causing race conditions where the host sees an updated read pointer before the buffer is actually written. Updating rd_offset prematurely can lead to the host accessing an uninitialized or incomplete element, resulting in data corruption. Invoke the buffer write before updating rd_offset to ensure the element is fully written before signaling its availability.
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Linux Linux Version: bbdcba57a1a26a4439a4f4ecdbfaf80a10fd8f34
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Version: bbdcba57a1a26a4439a4f4ecdbfaf80a10fd8f34
Version: bbdcba57a1a26a4439a4f4ecdbfaf80a10fd8f34
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