CVE-2025-38671
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: qup: jump out of the loop in case of timeout Original logic only sets the return value but doesn't jump out of the loop if the bus is kept active by a client. This is not expected. A malicious or buggy i2c client can hang the kernel in this case and should be avoided. This is observed during a long time test with a PCA953x GPIO extender. Fix it by changing the logic to not only sets the return value, but also jumps out of the loop and return to the caller with -ETIMEDOUT.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.297
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.241
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.190
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.148
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.101
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.41
- Linux Kernel < 6.15.9
- Linux Kernel 6.16
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d33913fce67a93c1eb83396c3c9d6b411dcab33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c4471b30fa203249f476dd42321cd7efb7f6a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89459f168b78e5c801dc8b7ad037b62898bc4f57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7982a14b3012527a9583d12525cd0dc9f8d8934
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acfa2948be630ad857535cb36153697f3cbf9ca9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c523bfba46c4b4d7676fb050909533a766698ecd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec4406998185e0311ae97dfacc649f9cd79b0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d05ec13aa3eb868a60dc961b489053a643863ddc
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d33913fce67a93c1eb83396c3c9d6b411dcab33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c4471b30fa203249f476dd42321cd7efb7f6a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89459f168b78e5c801dc8b7ad037b62898bc4f57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7982a14b3012527a9583d12525cd0dc9f8d8934
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acfa2948be630ad857535cb36153697f3cbf9ca9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c523bfba46c4b4d7676fb050909533a766698ecd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec4406998185e0311ae97dfacc649f9cd79b0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d05ec13aa3eb868a60dc961b489053a643863ddc
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html