CVE-2025-38487
soc: aspeed: lpc-snoop: Don't disable channels that aren't enabled
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: aspeed: lpc-snoop: Don't disable channels that aren't enabled Mitigate e.g. the following: # echo 1e789080.lpc-snoop > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/aspeed-lpc-snoop/unbind ... [ 120.363594] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000004 when write [ 120.373866] [00000004] *pgd=00000000 [ 120.377910] Internal error: Oops: 805 [#1] SMP ARM [ 120.383306] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 315 Comm: sh Not tainted 6.15.0-rc1-00009-g926217bc7d7d-dirty #20 NONE ... [ 120.679543] Call trace: [ 120.679559] misc_deregister from aspeed_lpc_snoop_remove+0x84/0xac [ 120.692462] aspeed_lpc_snoop_remove from platform_remove+0x28/0x38 [ 120.700996] platform_remove from device_release_driver_internal+0x188/0x200 ...
INFO
Published Date :
July 28, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 28, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to a fixed version.
- Apply vendor-provided patches.
- Recompile the kernel with the fix.
- Deploy the updated kernel image.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 28, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/166afe964e8433d52c641f5d1c09102bacee9a92 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e51f51d97477ea4e78c82e7076a171dac86c75 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e1d2b97f5e2a36a2fd30a8bd30ead9dac5e3a51 -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 28, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: aspeed: lpc-snoop: Don't disable channels that aren't enabled Mitigate e.g. the following: # echo 1e789080.lpc-snoop > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/aspeed-lpc-snoop/unbind ... [ 120.363594] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000004 when write [ 120.373866] [00000004] *pgd=00000000 [ 120.377910] Internal error: Oops: 805 [#1] SMP ARM [ 120.383306] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 315 Comm: sh Not tainted 6.15.0-rc1-00009-g926217bc7d7d-dirty #20 NONE ... [ 120.679543] Call trace: [ 120.679559] misc_deregister from aspeed_lpc_snoop_remove+0x84/0xac [ 120.692462] aspeed_lpc_snoop_remove from platform_remove+0x28/0x38 [ 120.700996] platform_remove from device_release_driver_internal+0x188/0x200 ... Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/329a80adc0e5f815d0514a6d403aaaf0995cd9be Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56448e78a6bb4e1a8528a0e2efe94eff0400c247 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac10ed9862104936a412f8b475c869e99f048448 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b361598b7352f02456619a6105c7da952ef69f8f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc5598482e2d3b234f6d72d6f5568e24f603e51a