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Linux Linux — dma-buf: insert memory barrier before updating num_fences
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0018 7.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux a590d0fdbaa56f482ff515e1040b6d9b1b200d63 – —
Linux 5.0 – 5.10.241
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Jul 3 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38095 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dma-buf: insert memory barrier before updating num_fences
smp_store_mb() inserts memory barrier after storing operation.
It is different with what the comment is originally aiming so Null
pointer dereference can be happened if memory update is reordered.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 3, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38095 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | a590d0fdbaa56f482ff515e1040b6d9b1b200d63 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.0 | 5.10.241 |
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