CVE-2025-38216

HIGH

Linux kernel - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Restore context entry setup order for aliased devices Commit 2031c469f816 ("iommu/vt-d: Add support for static identity domain") changed the context entry setup during domain attachment from a set-and-check policy to a clear-and-reset approach. This inadvertently introduced a regression affecting PCI aliased devices behind PCIe-to-PCI bridges. Specifically, keyboard and touchpad stopped working on several Apple Macbooks with below messages: kernel: platform pxa2xx-spi.3: Adding to iommu group 20 kernel: input: Apple SPI Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.3/pxa2xx-spi.3/spi_master/spi2/spi-APP000D:00/input/input0 kernel: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3 kernel: DMAR: [DMA Read NO_PASID] Request device [00:1e.3] fault addr 0xffffa000 [fault reason 0x06] PTE Read access is not set kernel: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3 kernel: DMAR: [DMA Read NO_PASID] Request device [00:1e.3] fault addr 0xffffa000 [fault reason 0x06] PTE Read access is not set kernel: applespi spi-APP000D:00: Error writing to device: 01 0e 00 00 kernel: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3 kernel: DMAR: [DMA Read NO_PASID] Request device [00:1e.3] fault addr 0xffffa000 [fault reason 0x06] PTE Read access is not set kernel: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3 kernel: applespi spi-APP000D:00: Error writing to device: 01 0e 00 00 Fix this by restoring the previous context setup order.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 4.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (11)
linux/Kernel 6.12.0 - 6.12.35linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.4linux
Linux/Linux < 6.12
Linux/Linux 2031c469f8161abe74189cb74f50da224f340b71 - 320302baed05c6456164652541f23d2a96522c06
Linux/Linux 2031c469f8161abe74189cb74f50da224f340b71 - d43c81b691813e16a2d08208ce8947aebdab83cd
Linux/Linux 2031c469f8161abe74189cb74f50da224f340b71 - fb5873b779dd5858123c19bbd6959566771e2e83
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.35 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.15.4 - 6.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.16
... and 1 more
Published Jul 04, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026