CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38435

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel for RISC-V with the xtheadvector extension, vector context save/restore is incorrect – only registers v0-v7 are handled properly, while v8-v31 are corrupted.

Risk Assessment

Could cause user data corruption or application crashes for vector-using programs, potentially enabling a DoS attack.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that correctly saves/restores registers v8-v31.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: vector: Fix context save/restore with xtheadvector Previously only v0-v7 were correctly saved/restored, and the context of v8-v31 are damanged. Correctly save/restore v8-v31 to avoid breaking userspace.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS