# CVE-2025-38318: perf: arm-ni: Fix missing platform_set_drvdata()

Status: published. Published: 2025-07-10. Updated: 2026-11-05.

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

perf: arm-ni: Fix missing platform_set_drvdata()

Add missing platform_set_drvdata in arm_ni_probe(), otherwise
calling platform_get_drvdata() in remove returns NULL.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Linux / Linux: ≥ 4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436; < 8e43fa9c713a6d084a5732aa6dd41c734845f25e (affected, git); ≥ 4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436; < 498129a868ce966af277841f7e32e9f76b3779ad (affected, git); ≥ 4d5a7680f2b4d0c2955e1d9f9a594b050d637436; < fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646 (affected, git). Source: CNA: Linux
- Linux / Linux: 6.12 (affected); ≥ 0; < 6.12 (unaffected, semver); ≥ 6.12.34; ≤ 6.12.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 6.15.3; ≤ 6.15.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 6.16; ≤ * (unaffected, original_commit_for_fix). Source: CNA: Linux

## Severity and prioritization

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.17% as of 2026-11-05; percentile 6.89%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: Not reported

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e43fa9c713a6d084a5732aa6dd41c734845f25e (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/498129a868ce966af277841f7e32e9f76b3779ad (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc5106088d6db75df61308ef6de314d1f7959646 (CNA: Linux)

## Provenance

- CNA: Linux: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38318; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-38318; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 1d02f2ecb0762c4d0b36aa2a40febabac2db0b9710265c10bab102a5956ef254

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2025-38318

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