In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: cadence: macb: Fix a possible deadlock in macb_halt_tx.
There is a situation where after THALT is set high, TGO stays high as
well. Because jiffies are never updated, as we are in a context with
interrupts disabled, we never exit that loop and have a deadlock.
That deadlock was noticed on a sama5d4 device that stayed locked for days.
Use retries instead of jiffies so that the timeout really works and we do
not have a deadlock anymore.
net: cadence: macb: Fix a possible deadlock in macb_halt_tx.
There is a situation where after THALT is set high, TGO stays high as
well. Because jiffies are never updated, as we are in a context with
interrupts disabled, we never exit that loop and have a deadlock.
That deadlock was noticed on a sama5d4 device that stayed locked for days.
Use retries instead of jiffies so that the timeout really works and we do
not have a deadlock anymore.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4271-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4327-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-19769 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: cadence: macb: Fix a possible deadlock in macb_halt_tx. There is a situation where after THALT is set high, TGO stays high as well. Because jiffies are never updated, as we are in a context with interrupts disabled, we never exit that loop and have a deadlock. That deadlock was noticed on a sama5d4 device that stayed locked for days. Use retries instead of jiffies so that the timeout really works and we do not have a deadlock anymore. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7654-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7654-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7654-3 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7654-4 | Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7654-5 | Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7655-1 | Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7686-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7699-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7699-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7711-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7712-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7712-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7721-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Debian
Debian debian Linux |
|
| Weaknesses | CWE-667 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| Vendors & Products |
Debian
Debian debian Linux |
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
|
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
|
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
threat_severity
|
cvssV3_1
|
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: cadence: macb: Fix a possible deadlock in macb_halt_tx. There is a situation where after THALT is set high, TGO stays high as well. Because jiffies are never updated, as we are in a context with interrupts disabled, we never exit that loop and have a deadlock. That deadlock was noticed on a sama5d4 device that stayed locked for days. Use retries instead of jiffies so that the timeout really works and we do not have a deadlock anymore. | |
| Title | net: cadence: macb: Fix a possible deadlock in macb_halt_tx. | |
| References |
|
|
Projects
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T19:58:26.256Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:23.984Z
Link: CVE-2025-38094
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-07-03T08:15:25.490
Modified: 2025-12-16T17:19:48.587
Link: CVE-2025-38094
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-07-06T22:16:20Z
Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN