Medium severity · published Jul 10, 2025
CVE-2025-38322
perf/x86/intel: Fix crash in icl_update_topdown_event()
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf/x86/intel: Fix crash in icl_update_topdown_event()
The perf_fuzzer found a hard-lockup crash on a RaptorLake machine:
Oops: general protection fault, maybe for address 0xffff89aeceab400: 0000
CPU: 23 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/23
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: Dell Inc. Precision 9660/0VJ762
RIP: 0010:native_read_pmc+0x7/0x40
Code: cc e8 8d a9 01 00 48 89 03 5b cd cc cc cc cc 0f 1f ...
RSP: 000:fffb03100273de8 EFLAGS: 00010046
....
Call Trace:
<TASK>
icl_update_topdown_event+0x165/0x190
? ktime_get+0x38/0xd0
intel_pmu_read_event+0xf9/0x210
__perf_event_read+0xf9/0x210
CPUs 16-23 are E-core CPUs that don't support the perf metrics feature.
The icl_update_topdown_event() should not be invoked on these CPUs.
It's a regression of commit:
f9bdf1f95339 ("perf/x86/intel: Avoid disable PMU if !cpuc->enabled in sample read")
The bug introduced by that commit is that the is_topdown_event() function
is mistakenly used to replace the is_topdown_count() call to check if the
topdown functions for the perf metrics feature should be invoked.
Fix it.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.1.134 before 6.1.149; 6.6.87 before 6.6.101; 6.12.23 before 6.12.49; 6.13.11 before 6.14; 6.14.2 before 6.15.4; 6.16; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
781b2db0eb7731fbde510c268b7ccc62959c3feb before 702ea6028032d6c1fe96c2d4762a3575e3654819; e7f6922c8a5b41522a8329ea6bbf815993b2dd28 before 79e2dd573116d3338507c311460da9669095c94d; 3a8bec6583e5239de3bd597ab382dc6c2b0c29a1 before e97c45c770f5e56c784a46c2a96ab968d26b97d9; f9bdf1f953392c9edd69a7f884f78c0390127029 before a85cc69acdcb05f8cd226b8ea0778b8e2e887e6f; f9bdf1f953392c9edd69a7f884f78c0390127029 before b0823d5fbacb1c551d793cbfe7af24e0d1fa45ed; 06cd7bfbb86e9db3e9013ea6636ad2c6f0a1664d; +7 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38322
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38322
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/702ea6028032d6c1fe96c2d4762a3575e3654819
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79e2dd573116d3338507c311460da9669095c94d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a85cc69acdcb05f8cd226b8ea0778b8e2e887e6f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0823d5fbacb1c551d793cbfe7af24e0d1fa45ed
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e97c45c770f5e56c784a46c2a96ab968d26b97d9
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
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