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CVE-2025-38632
published 2025-08-22

CVE-2025-38632: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinmux: fix race causing mux_owner NULL with active mux_usecount commit 5a3e85c3c397…

PriorityP417medium4.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.11%
1.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinmux: fix race causing mux_owner NULL with active mux_usecount commit 5a3e85c3c397 ("pinmux: Use sequential access to access desc->pinmux data") tried to address the issue when two client of the same gpio calls pinctrl_select_state() for the same functionality, was resulting in NULL pointer issue while accessing desc->mux_owner. However, issue was not completely fixed due to the way it was handled and it can still result in the same NULL pointer. The issue occurs due to the following interleaving: cpu0 (process A) cpu1 (process B) pin_request() { pin_free() { mutex_lock() desc->mux_usecount--; //becomes 0 .. mutex_unlock() mutex_lock(desc->mux) desc->mux_usecount++; // becomes 1 desc->mux_owner = owner; mutex_unlock(desc->mux) mutex_lock(desc->mux) desc->mux_owner = NULL; mutex_unlock(desc->mux) This sequence leads to a state where the pin appears to be in use (`mux_usecount == 1`) but has no owner (`mux_owner == NULL`), which can cause NULL pointer on next pin_request on the same pin. Ensure that updates to mux_usecount and mux_owner are performed atomically under the same lock. Only clear mux_owner when mux_usecount reaches zero and no new owner has been assigned.

Affected

25 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 2da32aed4a97ca1d70fb8b77926f72f30ce5fb4b < 9b2a3e7189028aa7c4d53a84364f2ea9fb2097879b2a3e7189028aa7c4d53a84364f2ea9fb209787
linuxlinux>= 5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e < b7bd6e3971eb7f0e34d2fdce1b18b08094e0c804b7bd6e3971eb7f0e34d2fdce1b18b08094e0c804
linuxlinux>= 5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e < 22b585cbd67d14df3b91529d1b990661c300faa922b585cbd67d14df3b91529d1b990661c300faa9
linuxlinux>= 5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e < 0b075c011032f88d1cfde3b45d6dcf08b44140eb0b075c011032f88d1cfde3b45d6dcf08b44140eb
linuxlinux>= 6.12.5 < 6.12.426.12.42
linuxlinux>= 6.6.66 < 6.6.1026.6.102
linuxlinux>= c11e2ec9a780f54982a187ee10ffd1b810715c85 < 9ea3f6b9a67be3476e331ce51cac316c2614a5649ea3f6b9a67be3476e331ce51cac316c2614a564
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.43-16.12.43-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.16.3-16.16.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-100.1006.8.0-100.100
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.12.5 < 6.12.426.12.42
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.15.106.15.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.16 < 6.16.16.16.1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.6.66 < 6.6.1026.6.102
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-6.8
ubuntulinux-gkeop
ubuntulinux-nvidia
ubuntulinux-nvidia-6.8
ubuntulinux-oracle
ubuntulinux-oracle-6.8
ubuntulinux-raspi-realtime
ubuntulinux-realtime

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.14.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv4.7MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.7LOW
vendor_redhat4.7MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu3.2LOW
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