CVE-2025-38119
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2025-38119 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 3, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: core: ufs: Fix a hang in the error handler
ufshcd_err_handling_prepare() calls ufshcd_rpm_get_sync(). The latter
function can only succeed if UFSHCD_EH_IN_PROGRESS is not set because
resuming involves submitting a SCSI command and ufshcd_queuecommand()
returns SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY if UFSHCD_EH_IN_PROGRESS is set. Fix this
hang by setting UFSHCD_EH_IN_PROGRESS after ufshcd_rpm_get_sync() has
been called instead of before.
Backtrace:
__switch_to+0x174/0x338
__schedule+0x600/0x9e4
schedule+0x7c/0xe8
schedule_timeout+0xa4/0x1c8
io_schedule_timeout+0x48/0x70
wait_for_common_io+0xa8/0x160 //waiting on START_STOP
wait_for_completion_io_timeout+0x10/0x20
blk_execute_rq+0xe4/0x1e4
scsi_execute_cmd+0x108/0x244
ufshcd_set_dev_pwr_mode+0xe8/0x250
__ufshcd_wl_resume+0x94/0x354
ufshcd_wl_runtime_resume+0x3c/0x174
scsi_runtime_resume+0x64/0xa4
rpm_resume+0x15c/0xa1c
__pm_runtime_resume+0x4c/0x90 // Runtime resume ongoing
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Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.12, < 5.15.186 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-38119?
CVE-2025-38119 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 3, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2025-38119?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38119?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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