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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-38283

Linux kernel: hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver If the VF device driver is not loaded in the Guest OS and we attempt to perform device data migration, the address of the migrated data will be NULL.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
0.2% in the next 30 days
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2025-38283 (opens a new tab)

What happened

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

hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver

If the VF device driver is not loaded in the Guest OS and we attempt to perform device data migration, the address of the migrated data will be NULL. The live migration recovery operation on the destination side will access a null address value, which will cause access errors.

Therefore, live migration of VMs without added VF device drivers does not require device data migration. In addition, when the queue address data obtained by the destination is empty, device queue recovery processing will not be performed.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

8.8

Version 3.1As of

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Measurement source (opens a new tab)

How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

0.2%

Scored Percentile 10.0%

Model and measurement source (opens a new tab)

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2025-38283 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  3. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

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  4. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  5. Primary source

    FIRST measured EPSS score (opens a new tab)

    Measured EPSS probability and percentile for CVE-2025-38283, scored 2026-10-30. This is a model estimate, not proof of exposure.

    Published Checked

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 30). Linux kernel: hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver (CVE-2025-38283). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2025-38283

MLA

"Linux kernel: hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver (CVE-2025-38283)." KEVWire, 30 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2025-38283.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Linux kernel: hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver (CVE-2025-38283)." Last modified October 30, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2025-38283.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Linux kernel: hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver (Jul 10, 2025).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver

If the VF device driver is not loaded in the Guest OS and we attempt to
perform device data migration, the address of the migrated data will
be NULL.
The live migration recovery operation on the destination side will
access a null address value, which will cause access errors.

Therefore, live migration of VMs without added VF device drivers
does not require device data migration.
CVSS 8.8 (version 3.1; evidence as of Oct 30, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38283).
EPSS 0.2% for the following 30 days, scored Oct 30, 2026 (https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-38283&date=2026-10-30).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2025-38283: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38283
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-30T13:06:45.042Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-30T14:50:57.069Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-30T12:22:16.957Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-30T14:05:57.373Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-30T11:45:59.009Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-30T13:20:57.281Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
FIRST measured EPSS score: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-38283&date=2026-10-30
Record ID: CVE-2025-38283.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 30, 2026, 14:52 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

NVD status: Modified. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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