CVE-2025-38353
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to invalid lock on device wedge in drm/xe
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 25, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's drm/xe component. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit this vulnerability by triggering a device wedge during a Graphics micro-controller (GuC) upload when the submission is not yet enabled and the state is not initialized. This can lead to an invalid lock being taken, resulting in a kernel panic, which causes a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-414 · Missing Lock Check