Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 16, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-38543

Description

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

drm/tegra: nvdec: Fix dma_alloc_coherent error check

Check for NULL return value with dma_alloc_coherent, in line with Robin's fix for vic.c in 'drm/tegra: vic: Fix DMA API misuse'.

Affected products

127

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel8 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.17,<6.1.146
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 5.17
osv-coords118 versions
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pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_15&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_15&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
>= 5.17.0, < 6.1.146+ 117 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.17.0, < 6.1.146
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1.150600.12.30.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1.150600.12.30.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1.150700.17.11.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1.21.11
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1.21.11
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.26.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0812eedccd0629d73c9d0b1184a5db055df1danvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/44306a684cd1699b8562a54945ddc43e2abc9eabnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b8d20962d00b7df117011c52f97cbb9c76a669nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a560de522374af931fa994d161db3667b0bb2545nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1240029f97ac8c06db4dd4407bbbf83e8d08570nvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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