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CVE-2025-38354

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/gpu: Fix crash when throttling GPU immediately during boot There is a small chance that the GPU is already hot during b…

Published Jul 25, 2025EPSS 0.18%

Overview

CVE-2025-38354 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

drm/msm/gpu: Fix crash when throttling GPU immediately during boot

There is a small chance that the GPU is already hot during boot. In that

case, the call to of_devfreq_cooling_register() will immediately try to

apply devfreq cooling, as seen in the following crash:

Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000014110

pc : a6xx_gpu_busy+0x1c/0x58 [msm]

lr : msm_devfreq_get_dev_status+0xbc/0x140 [msm]

Call trace:

a6xx_gpu_busy+0x1c/0x58 [msm] (P)

devfreq_simple_ondemand_func+0x3c/0x150

devfreq_update_target+0x44/0xd8

qos_max_notifier_call+0x30/0x84

blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x6c/0xa0

pm_qos_update_target+0xd0/0x110

freq_qos_apply+0x3c/0x74

apply_constraint+0x88/0x148

__dev_pm_qos_update_request+0x7c/0xcc

dev_pm_qos_update_request+0x38/0x5c

devfreq_cooling_set_cur_state+0x98/0xf0

__thermal_cdev_update+0x64/0xb4

thermal_cdev_update+0x4c/0x58

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Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/1847ea44e3bdf7da8ff4158bc01b43a2e46394bdRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/7946a10f8da75abc494e4bb80243e153e93e459aRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/a6f673cc9488fd722c601fe020601dba14db21b2Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ae2015b0dbc0eea7aaf022194371f451f784d994Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/b71717735be48d7743a34897e9e44a0b53e30c0eReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38354?

CVE-2025-38354 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-38354?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38354?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-38354?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-38354 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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