The vulnerability of the reference_count function and the biasPadEnable() function in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to increase their privileges within the system.

The vulnerability of the referencecount biasPadEnable function in the Linux operating system is related to competitive access to resources a state of competition. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a hacker to enhance their privileges within the system...

CVE-2025-38010

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: tegra: xusb: Use a bitmask for UTMI pad power state tracking The current implementation uses biaspadenable as a reference count to manage the shared bias pad for all UTMI PHYs. However, during system suspension with connecte...

CVE-2025-38010

CVE-2025-38010 – Linux kernel patch replaces a single reference counter for UTMI pad power with a per-pad bitmask (utmi_pad_enabled) to track all four USB2 UTMI PHY pads. The root cause was an unbalanced reference count when suspending with connected USB devices, due to power-downs not validating...