CVE-2025-38216

HIGHNVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-07-04. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

iommu/vt-d: Restore context entry setup order for aliased devices

Commit 2031c469f816 ("iommu/vt-d: Add support for static identity domain") changed the context entry setup during domain attachment from a set-and-check policy to a clear-and-reset approach. This inadvertently introduced a regression affecting PCI aliased devices behind PCIe-to-PCI bridges.

Specifically, keyboard and touchpad stopped working on several Apple Macbooks with below messages:

kernel: platform pxa2xx-spi.3: Adding to iommu group 20 kernel: input: Apple SPI Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.3/pxa2xx-spi.3/spi_master/spi2/spi-APP000D:00/input/input0 kernel: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3 kernel: DMAR: [DMA Read NO_PASID] Request device [00:1e.3] fault addr 0xffffa000 [fault reason 0x06] PTE Read access is not set kernel: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3 kernel: DMAR: [DMA Read NO_PASID] Request device [00:1e.3] fault addr 0xffffa000 [fault reason 0x06] PTE Read access is not set kernel: applespi spi-APP000D:00: Error writing to device: 01 0e 00 00 kernel: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3 kernel: DMAR: [DMA Read NO_PASID] Request device [00:1e.3] fault addr 0xffffa000 [fault reason 0x06] PTE Read access is not set kernel: DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3 kernel: applespi spi-APP000D:00: Error writing to device: 01 0e 00 00

Fix this by restoring the previous context setup order.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 4, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

iommu/vt-d: Restore context entry setup order for aliased devices - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb5873b779dd5858123c19bbd6959566771e2e83
generic

iommu/vt-d: Restore context entry setup order for aliased devices - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d43c81b691813e16a2d08208ce8947aebdab83cd
generic

iommu/vt-d: Restore context entry setup order for aliased devices - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/320302baed05c6456164652541f23d2a96522c06

Patch Availability(7)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-64k-6.14 (6.14.0-1009.9) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-24.24) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (6.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-6.14 (6.14.0-1007.7) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-64k-6.14 (6.14.0-1009.9) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.14 (6.14.0-1010.10) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.12.35osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-38216?
CVE-2025-38216 is a high vulnerability published on July 4, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Restore context entry setup order for aliased devices Commit 2031c469f816 ("iommu/vt-d: Add support for static identity domain") changed the context entry setup during domain attachment from a set-and-check policy to a…
When was CVE-2025-38216 disclosed?
CVE-2025-38216 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 4, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-38216 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-38216 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 95.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38216?
CVE-2025-38216 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-38216?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38216, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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