CVE-2025-38439

9.8 CRITICAL 0.6% exploit odds Fix listed Other OS & kernel

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Set DMA unmap len correctly for XDP_REDIRECT When transmitting an XDP_REDIRECT packet, call dma_unmap_len_set() with the proper length instead of 0. This bug triggers this warning on a system with IOMMU enabled: WARNING: CPU: 36 PID: 0 at drivers/iommu/dma-iommu.c:842 __iommu_dma_unmap+0x159/0x170 RIP: 0010:__iommu_dma_unmap+0x159/0x170 Code: a8 00 00 00 00 48 c7 45 b0 00 00 00 00 48 c7 45 c8 00 00 00 00 48 c7 45 a0 ff ff ff ff 4c 89 45 b8 4c 89 45 c0 e9 77 ff ff ff <0f> 0b e9 60 ff ff ff e8 8b bf 6a 00 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 RSP: 0018:ff22d31181150c88 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000002000 RBX: 00000000e13a0000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ff22d31181150cf0 R08: ff22d31181150ca8 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ff22d311d36c9d80 R12: 0000000000001000 R13: ff13544d10645010 R14: ff22d31181150c90 R15: ff13544d0b2bac00 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff13550908a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005be909dacff8 CR3: 0008000173408003 CR4: 0000000000f71ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <IRQ> ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 ? __warn+0x89/0x160 ? __iommu_dma_unmap+0x159/0x170 ? report_bug+0x17e/0x1b0 ? handle_bug+0x46/0x90 ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20 ? __iommu_dma_unmap+0x159/0x170 ? __iommu_dma_unmap+0xb3/0x170 iommu_dma_unmap_page+0x4f/0x100 dma_unmap_page_attrs+0x52/0x220 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? xdp_return_frame+0x2e/0xd0 bnxt_tx_int_xdp+0xdf/0x440 [bnxt_en] __bnxt_poll_work_done+0x81/0x1e0 [bnxt_en] bnxt_poll+0xd3/0x1e0 [bnxt_en]

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2025-07-25 16:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-15 22:18 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2025-07-25 16:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-15 22:18 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Linux Kernel < 5.4.296
Linux Kernel < 5.10.240
Linux Kernel < 5.15.189
Linux Kernel < 6.1.146
Linux Kernel < 6.6.99
Linux Kernel < 6.12.39
Linux Kernel < 6.15.7
Linux Kernel 6.16

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record