PT-2025-33586 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published

2025-07-04

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Updated

2026-04-20

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CVE-2025-38543

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description: A flaw exists in the DRM/tegra nvdec component of the Linux kernel related to error handling during DMA allocation. Specifically, the code lacked a check for a NULL return value from the dma alloc coherent function, mirroring a similar fix applied to the vic.c component.
Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Unchecked Return Value

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476CWE-252

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-15808
CVE-2025-38543
DLA-4328-1
ECHO-772A-C2F8-F467
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03272-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03290-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03301-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03382-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20653-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20669-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20739-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20756-1
SUSE-SU-2025_03272-1
SUSE-SU-2025_03290-1
SUSE-SU-2025_03301-1
SUSE-SU-2025_03382-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1
USN-7879-1
USN-7879-2
USN-7879-3
USN-7879-4
USN-7880-1
USN-7934-1
USN-8028-1
USN-8028-2
USN-8028-3
USN-8028-4
USN-8028-5
USN-8028-6
USN-8028-7
USN-8028-8
USN-8031-1
USN-8031-2
USN-8031-3
USN-8052-1
USN-8052-2
USN-8074-1
USN-8074-2
USN-8126-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu