CVE-2025-38533: net: libwx: fix the using of Rx buffer DMA

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-08-16 · updated 2026-07-30
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: libwx: fix the using of Rx buffer DMA The wx_rx_buffer structure contained two DMA address fields: 'dma' and 'page_dma'. However, only 'page_dma' was actually initialized and used to program the Rx descriptor. But 'dma' was uninitialized and used in some paths. This could lead to undefined behavior, including DMA errors or use-after-free, if the uninitialized 'dma' was used. Althrough such error has not yet occurred, it is worth fixing in the code.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.3 before 6.6.100; from 6.7 before 6.12.40; from 6.13 before 6.15.8; 6.16-rc1, 6.16-rc2, 6.16-rc3, 6.16-rc4, 6.16-rc5, 6.16-rc6 — fixed in 6.12.40, 6.15.8, 6.6.100

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.40, 6.15.8, 6.6.100. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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