CVE-2025-38581

  • Published: 2025-08-19T17:15:35.280

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: ccp – Fix crash when rebind ccp device for ccp.ko

When CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_CCP_DEBUGFS is enabled, rebinding
the ccp device causes the following crash:

$ echo ‘0000:0a:00.2’ > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ccp/unbind
$ echo ‘0000:0a:00.2’ > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ccp/bind

[ 204.976930] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098
[ 204.978026] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
[ 204.979126] #PF: error_code(0x0002) – not-present page
[ 204.980226] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 204.981317] Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI

[ 204.997852] Call Trace:
[ 204.999074]
[ 205.000297] start_creating+0x9f/0x1c0
[ 205.001533] debugfs_create_dir+0x1f/0x170
[ 205.002769] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f
[ 205.004000] ccp5_debugfs_setup+0x87/0x170 [ccp]
[ 205.005241] ccp5_init+0x8b2/0x960 [ccp]
[ 205.006469] ccp_dev_init+0xd4/0x150 [ccp]
[ 205.007709] sp_init+0x5f/0x80 [ccp]
[ 205.008942] sp_pci_probe+0x283/0x2e0 [ccp]
[ 205.010165] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f
[ 205.011376] local_pci_probe+0x4f/0xb0
[ 205.012584] pci_device_probe+0xdb/0x230
[ 205.013810] really_probe+0xed/0x380
[ 205.015024] __driver_probe_device+0x7e/0x160
[ 205.016240] device_driver_attach+0x2f/0x60
[ 205.017457] bind_store+0x7c/0xb0
[ 205.018663] drv_attr_store+0x28/0x40
[ 205.019868] sysfs_kf_write+0x5f/0x70
[ 205.021065] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x145/0x1d0
[ 205.022267] vfs_write+0x308/0x440
[ 205.023453] ksys_write+0x6d/0xe0
[ 205.024616] __x64_sys_write+0x1e/0x30
[ 205.025778] x64_sys_call+0x16ba/0x2150
[ 205.026942] do_syscall_64+0x56/0x1e0
[ 205.028108] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
[ 205.029276] RIP: 0033:0x7fbc36f10104
[ 205.030420] Code: 89 02 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 48 8d 05 e1 08 2e 00 8b 00 85 c0 75 13 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 54 f3 c3 66 90 41 54 55 49 89 d4 53 48 89 f5

This patch sets ccp_debugfs_dir to NULL after destroying it in
ccp5_debugfs_destroy, allowing the directory dentry to be
recreated when rebinding the ccp device.

Tested on AMD Ryzen 7 1700X.

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How to fix CVE-2025-38581

CVE-2025-38581 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp – Fix crash when rebind ccp device for ccp.ko When CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_CCP_DEBUGFS is enabled, rebinding the ccp device causes the following crash: $ echo ‘0000:0a:00.2’ > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ccp/unbind $ echo ‘0000:0a:00.2’ > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ccp/bind [ 204.976930] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098 [ 204.978026] #PF: […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Aug 19, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.

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