{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-38233", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:23.996Z", "datePublished": "2025-07-04T13:37:46.293Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-07-04T13:37:46.293Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-07-04T13:37:46.293Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc64/ftrace: fix clobbered r15 during livepatching\n\nWhile r15 is clobbered always with PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE, it is\nnot restored in livepatch sequence leading to not so obvious fails\nlike below:\n\n BUG: Unable to handle kernel data access on write at 0xc0000000000f9078\n Faulting instruction address: 0xc0000000018ff958\n Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]\n ...\n NIP: c0000000018ff958 LR: c0000000018ff930 CTR: c0000000009c0790\n REGS: c00000005f2e7790 TRAP: 0300 Tainted: G K (6.14.0+)\n MSR: 8000000000009033 <SF,EE,ME,IR,DR,RI,LE> CR: 2822880b XER: 20040000\n CFAR: c0000000008addc0 DAR: c0000000000f9078 DSISR: 0a000000 IRQMASK: 1\n GPR00: c0000000018f2584 c00000005f2e7a30 c00000000280a900 c000000017ffa488\n GPR04: 0000000000000008 0000000000000000 c0000000018f24fc 000000000000000d\n GPR08: fffffffffffe0000 000000000000000d 0000000000000000 0000000000008000\n GPR12: c0000000009c0790 c000000017ffa480 c00000005f2e7c78 c0000000000f9070\n GPR16: c00000005f2e7c90 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000\n GPR20: 0000000000000000 c00000005f3efa80 c00000005f2e7c60 c00000005f2e7c88\n GPR24: c00000005f2e7c60 0000000000000001 c0000000000f9078 0000000000000000\n GPR28: 00007fff97960000 c000000017ffa480 0000000000000000 c0000000000f9078\n ...\n Call Trace:\n check_heap_object+0x34/0x390 (unreliable)\n __mutex_unlock_slowpath.isra.0+0xe4/0x230\n seq_read_iter+0x430/0xa90\n proc_reg_read_iter+0xa4/0x200\n vfs_read+0x41c/0x510\n ksys_read+0xa4/0x190\n system_call_exception+0x1d0/0x440\n system_call_vectored_common+0x15c/0x2ec\n\nFix it by restoring r15 always."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S"], "versions": [{"version": "eec37961a56aa4f3fe1c33ffd48eec7d1bb0c009", "lessThan": "a9212bf5ca640232254b31330e86272fe4073bc9", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "eec37961a56aa4f3fe1c33ffd48eec7d1bb0c009", "lessThan": "cb5b691f8273432297611863ac142e17119279e0", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S"], "versions": [{"version": "6.13", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.13", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.15.4", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.16-rc1", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.4"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.16-rc1"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9212bf5ca640232254b31330e86272fe4073bc9"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb5b691f8273432297611863ac142e17119279e0"}], "title": "powerpc64/ftrace: fix clobbered r15 during livepatching", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc64/ftrace: fix clobbered r15 during livepatching\n\nWhile r15 is clobbered always with PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE, it is\nnot restored in livepatch sequence leading to not so obvious fails\nlike below:\n\n BUG: Unable to handle kernel data access on write at 0xc0000000000f9078\n Faulting instruction address: 0xc0000000018ff958\n Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]\n ...\n NIP: c0000000018ff958 LR: c0000000018ff930 CTR: c0000000009c0790\n REGS: c00000005f2e7790 TRAP: 0300 Tainted: G K (6.14.0+)\n MSR: 8000000000009033 <SF,EE,ME,IR,DR,RI,LE> CR: 2822880b XER: 20040000\n CFAR: c0000000008addc0 DAR: c0000000000f9078 DSISR: 0a000000 IRQMASK: 1\n GPR00: c0000000018f2584 c00000005f2e7a30 c00000000280a900 c000000017ffa488\n GPR04: 0000000000000008 0000000000000000 c0000000018f24fc 000000000000000d\n GPR08: fffffffffffe0000 000000000000000d 0000000000000000 0000000000008000\n GPR12: c0000000009c0790 c000000017ffa480 c00000005f2e7c78 c0000000000f9070\n GPR16: c00000005f2e7c90 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000\n GPR20: 0000000000000000 c00000005f3efa80 c00000005f2e7c60 c00000005f2e7c88\n GPR24: c00000005f2e7c60 0000000000000001 c0000000000f9078 0000000000000000\n GPR28: 00007fff97960000 c000000017ffa480 0000000000000000 c0000000000f9078\n ...\n Call Trace:\n check_heap_object+0x34/0x390 (unreliable)\n __mutex_unlock_slowpath.isra.0+0xe4/0x230\n seq_read_iter+0x430/0xa90\n proc_reg_read_iter+0xa4/0x200\n vfs_read+0x41c/0x510\n ksys_read+0xa4/0x190\n system_call_exception+0x1d0/0x440\n system_call_vectored_common+0x15c/0x2ec\n\nFix it by restoring r15 always."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: powerpc64/ftrace: arregla el r15 da\u00f1ado durante el parche en vivo Si bien r15 siempre se da\u00f1a con PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE, no se restaura en la secuencia de parche en vivo, lo que lleva a fallas no tan obvias como las siguientes: ERROR: No se puede manejar el acceso a los datos del kernel en escritura en 0xc0000000000f9078 Direcci\u00f3n de instrucci\u00f3n err\u00f3nea: 0xc0000000018ff958 Oops: Acceso al kernel de \u00e1rea defectuosa, sig: 11 [#1] ... NIP: c0000000018ff958 LR: c0000000018ff930 CTR: c0000000009c0790 REGS: c00000005f2e7790 TRAP: 0300 Tainted: GK (6.14.0+) MSR: 8000000000009033 CR: 2822880b XER: 20040000 CFAR: c0000000008addc0 DAR: c0000000000f9078 DSISR: 0a000000 IRQMASK: 1 GPR00: c0000000018f2584 c00000005f2e7a30 c00000000280a900 c000000017ffa488 GPR04: 00000000000000008 00000000000000000 c0000000018f24fc 000000000000000d GPR08: fffffffffffe0000 000000000000000d 0000000000000000 00000000000008000 GPR12: c0000000009c0790 c000000017ffa480 c00000005f2e7c78 c000000000f9070 GPR16: c00000005f2e7c90 000000000000000 000000000000000 000000000000000 GPR20: 000000000000000 c00000005f3efa80 c00000005f2e7c60 c00000005f2e7c88 GPR24: c00000005f2e7c60 0000000000000001 c00000000000f9078 0000000000000000 GPR28: 00007fff97960000 c000000017ffa480 0000000000000000 c0000000000f9078 ... Rastreo de llamadas: check_heap_object+0x34/0x390 (no confiable) __mutex_unlock_slowpath.isra.0+0xe4/0x230 seq_read_iter+0x430/0xa90 proc_reg_read_iter+0xa4/0x200 vfs_read+0x41c/0x510 ksys_read+0xa4/0x190 system_call_exception+0x1d0/0x440 system_call_vectored_common+0x15c/0x2ec Arr\u00e9glelo restaurando r15 siempre."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38233", "lastModified": "2025-07-08T16:18:53.607", "metrics": {}, "published": "2025-07-04T14:15:32.953", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9212bf5ca640232254b31330e86272fe4073bc9"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb5b691f8273432297611863ac142e17119279e0"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: powerpc64/ftrace: fix clobbered r15 during livepatching", "id": "2376372", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2376372"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\npowerpc64/ftrace: fix clobbered r15 during livepatching\nWhile r15 is clobbered always with PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE, it is\nnot restored in livepatch sequence leading to not so obvious fails\nlike below:\nBUG: Unable to handle kernel data access on write at 0xc0000000000f9078\nFaulting instruction address: 0xc0000000018ff958\nOops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]\n...\nNIP: c0000000018ff958 LR: c0000000018ff930 CTR: c0000000009c0790\nREGS: c00000005f2e7790 TRAP: 0300 Tainted: G K (6.14.0+)\nMSR: 8000000000009033 <SF,EE,ME,IR,DR,RI,LE> CR: 2822880b XER: 20040000\nCFAR: c0000000008addc0 DAR: c0000000000f9078 DSISR: 0a000000 IRQMASK: 1\nGPR00: c0000000018f2584 c00000005f2e7a30 c00000000280a900 c000000017ffa488\nGPR04: 0000000000000008 0000000000000000 c0000000018f24fc 000000000000000d\nGPR08: fffffffffffe0000 000000000000000d 0000000000000000 0000000000008000\nGPR12: c0000000009c0790 c000000017ffa480 c00000005f2e7c78 c0000000000f9070\nGPR16: c00000005f2e7c90 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000\nGPR20: 0000000000000000 c00000005f3efa80 c00000005f2e7c60 c00000005f2e7c88\nGPR24: c00000005f2e7c60 0000000000000001 c0000000000f9078 0000000000000000\nGPR28: 00007fff97960000 c000000017ffa480 0000000000000000 c0000000000f9078\n...\nCall Trace:\ncheck_heap_object+0x34/0x390 (unreliable)\n__mutex_unlock_slowpath.isra.0+0xe4/0x230\nseq_read_iter+0x430/0xa90\nproc_reg_read_iter+0xa4/0x200\nvfs_read+0x41c/0x510\nksys_read+0xa4/0x190\nsystem_call_exception+0x1d0/0x440\nsystem_call_vectored_common+0x15c/0x2ec\nFix it by restoring r15 always."], "name": "CVE-2025-38233", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-07-04T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38233\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38233\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025070430-CVE-2025-38233-38e0@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}