{"id":"CVE-2025-38576","title":"powerpc/eeh: Make EEH driver device hotplug safe","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/eeh: Make EEH driver device hotplug safe\n\nMultiple race conditions existed between the PCIe hotplug driver and the\nEEH driver, leading to a variety of kernel oo…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < 502f08831a9afb72dc98a56ae6504da43e93b250","Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < f56e004b781719d8fdf6c9619b15caf2579bc1f2","Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < 59c6d3d81d42bf543c90597b4f38c53d6874c5a1","Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < a426e8a6ae161f51888585b065db0f8f93ab2e16","Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < d2c60a8a387e9fcc28447ef36c03f8e49fd052a6","Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < d42bbd8f30ac38b1ce54715bf08ec3dac18d6b25","Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < 19d5036e7ad766cf212aebec23b9f1d7924a62bc","Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < 1010b4c012b0d78dfb9d3132b49aa2ef024a07a7","Linux 3.14"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T21:04:16.262649Z"},"published":"2025-08-19","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T21:12:47.738Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38576","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/502f08831a9afb72dc98a56ae6504da43e93b250"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f56e004b781719d8fdf6c9619b15caf2579bc1f2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59c6d3d81d42bf543c90597b4f38c53d6874c5a1"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a426e8a6ae161f51888585b065db0f8f93ab2e16"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c60a8a387e9fcc28447ef36c03f8e49fd052a6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42bbd8f30ac38b1ce54715bf08ec3dac18d6b25"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d5036e7ad766cf212aebec23b9f1d7924a62bc"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1010b4c012b0d78dfb9d3132b49aa2ef024a07a7"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00171,"epssPercentile":0.06553,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.995Z","slug":"CVE-2025-38576","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/eeh: Make EEH driver device hotplug safe\n\nMultiple race conditions existed between the PCIe hotplug driver and the\nEEH driver, leading to a variety of kernel oopses of the same general\nnature:\n\n<pcie device unplug>\n<eeh driver trigger>\n<hotplug removal trigger>\n<pcie tree reconfiguration>\n<eeh recovery next step>\n<oops in EEH driver bus iteration loop>\n\nA second class of oops is also seen when the underlying bus disappears\nduring device recovery.\n\nRefactor the EEH module to be PCI rescan and remove safe.  Also clean\nup a few minor formatting / readability issues.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < 502f08831a9afb72dc98a56ae6504da43e93b250`\n- `Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < f56e004b781719d8fdf6c9619b15caf2579bc1f2`\n- `Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < 59c6d3d81d42bf543c90597b4f38c53d6874c5a1`\n- `Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < a426e8a6ae161f51888585b065db0f8f93ab2e16`\n- `Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < d2c60a8a387e9fcc28447ef36c03f8e49fd052a6`\n- `Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < d42bbd8f30ac38b1ce54715bf08ec3dac18d6b25`\n- `Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < 19d5036e7ad766cf212aebec23b9f1d7924a62bc`\n- `Linux >= 1c2042c83aa7af10579b71a1fe5e22bbae69f08c < 1010b4c012b0d78dfb9d3132b49aa2ef024a07a7`\n- `Linux 3.14`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}