Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38543 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in drm/tegra: nvdec: Fix dma_alloc_coherent error check. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=46f226c93d35b936aeec6eb31da932dc2e86f413 <61b8d20962d00b7df117011c52f97cbb9c76a669 || >=46f226c93d35b936aeec6eb31da932dc2e86f413 <d1240029f97ac8c06db4dd4407bbbf83e8d08570 || >=46f226c93d35b936aeec6eb31da932dc2e86f413 <a560de522374af931fa994d161db3667b0bb2545 || >=46f226c93d35b936aeec6eb31da932dc2e86f413 <2e0812eedccd0629d73c9d0b1184a5db055df1da || >=46f226c93d35b936aeec6eb31da932dc2e86f413 <44306a684cd1699b8562a54945ddc43e2abc9eab | 61b8d20962d00b7df117011c52f97cbb9c76a669, d1240029f97ac8c06db4dd4407bbbf83e8d08570, a560de522374af931fa994d161db3667b0bb2545, 2e0812eedccd0629d73c9d0b1184a5db055df1da, 44306a684cd1699b8562a54945ddc43e2abc9eab |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.17 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 16, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tegra: nvdec: Fix dma_alloc_coherent error check Check for NULL return value with dma_alloc_coherent, in line with Robin's fix for vic.c in 'drm/tegra: vic: Fix DMA API misuse'.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.