CVE-2025-38576

NameCVE-2025-38576
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/eeh: Make EEH driver device hotplug safe Multiple race conditions existed between the PCIe hotplug driver and the EEH driver, leading to a variety of kernel oopses of the same general nature: <pcie device unplug> <eeh driver trigger> <hotplug removal trigger> <pcie tree reconfiguration> <eeh recovery next step> <oops in EEH driver bus iteration loop> A second class of oops is also seen when the underlying bus disappears during device recovery. Refactor the EEH module to be PCI rescan and remove safe. Also clean up a few minor formatting / readability issues.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.237-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.148-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.147-1vulnerable
trixie6.12.43-1fixed
trixie (security)6.12.41-1vulnerable
forky6.16.3-1fixed
sid6.16.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.148-1
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.43-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.16.3-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/1010b4c012b0d78dfb9d3132b49aa2ef024a07a7 (6.17-rc1)

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