{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2025-38632", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:24.029Z", "datePublished": "2025-08-22T16:00:40.423Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-23T16:00:13.275Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-23T16:00:13.275Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npinmux: fix race causing mux_owner NULL with active mux_usecount\n\ncommit 5a3e85c3c397 (\"pinmux: Use sequential access to access\ndesc->pinmux data\") tried to address the issue when two client of the\nsame gpio calls pinctrl_select_state() for the same functionality, was\nresulting in NULL pointer issue while accessing desc->mux_owner.\nHowever, issue was not completely fixed due to the way it was handled\nand it can still result in the same NULL pointer.\n\nThe issue occurs due to the following interleaving:\n\n cpu0 (process A) cpu1 (process B)\n\n pin_request() { pin_free() {\n\n mutex_lock()\n desc->mux_usecount--; //becomes 0\n ..\n mutex_unlock()\n\n mutex_lock(desc->mux)\n desc->mux_usecount++; // becomes 1\n desc->mux_owner = owner;\n mutex_unlock(desc->mux)\n\n mutex_lock(desc->mux)\n desc->mux_owner = NULL;\n mutex_unlock(desc->mux)\n\nThis sequence leads to a state where the pin appears to be in use\n(`mux_usecount == 1`) but has no owner (`mux_owner == NULL`), which can\ncause NULL pointer on next pin_request on the same pin.\n\nEnsure that updates to mux_usecount and mux_owner are performed\natomically under the same lock. Only clear mux_owner when mux_usecount\nreaches zero and no new owner has been assigned." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "2da32aed4a97ca1d70fb8b77926f72f30ce5fb4b", "lessThan": "9b2a3e7189028aa7c4d53a84364f2ea9fb209787", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "c11e2ec9a780f54982a187ee10ffd1b810715c85", "lessThan": "9ea3f6b9a67be3476e331ce51cac316c2614a564", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e", "lessThan": "b7bd6e3971eb7f0e34d2fdce1b18b08094e0c804", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e", "lessThan": "22b585cbd67d14df3b91529d1b990661c300faa9", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e", "lessThan": "0b075c011032f88d1cfde3b45d6dcf08b44140eb", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "6.6.66", "lessThan": "6.6.102", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.5", "lessThan": "6.12.42", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.13", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.13", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.102", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.42", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.15.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.16.1", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.16.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.17", "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": "6.6.66", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.102" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.12.5", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.42" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.10" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.16.1" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.17" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b2a3e7189028aa7c4d53a84364f2ea9fb209787" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ea3f6b9a67be3476e331ce51cac316c2614a564" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bd6e3971eb7f0e34d2fdce1b18b08094e0c804" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b585cbd67d14df3b91529d1b990661c300faa9" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b075c011032f88d1cfde3b45d6dcf08b44140eb" } ], "title": "pinmux: fix race causing mux_owner NULL with active mux_usecount", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }