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CVE-2025-38318: perf: arm-ni: Fix missing platform_set_drvdata()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: arm-ni: Fix missing platform_set_drvdata() Add missing platform_set_drvdata in arm_ni_probe(), otherwise calling platform_get_drvdata() in remove returns NULL.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.12 before 6.12.34; from 6.13 before 6.15.3 — fixed in 6.12.34, 6.15.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.34, 6.15.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/498129a868ce966af277841f7e32e9f76b3779ad
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e43fa9c713a6d084a5732aa6dd41c734845f25e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646

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