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CVE-2025-38521— drm/imagination: Fix kernel crash when hard resetting the GPU

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于drm/imagination硬重置GPU时崩溃，可能导致时钟未启用。

AI Predicted 4.4 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.16% · P4

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1496 · Resource Hijacking

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux cc1aeedb98ad347c06ff59e991b2f94dfb4c565d< 9f852d301f642223c4798f3c13ba15e91165d078 affected
cc1aeedb98ad347c06ff59e991b2f94dfb4c565d< e066cc6e0f094ca2120f1928d126d56f686cd73e affected
cc1aeedb98ad347c06ff59e991b2f94dfb4c565d< d38376b3ee48d073c64e75e150510d7e6b4b04f7 affected
6.8 affected
< 6.8 unaffected
6.12.39≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.15.7≤ 6.15.* unaffected
6.16≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-38521

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
drm/imagination: Fix kernel crash when hard resetting the GPU
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Fix kernel crash when hard resetting the GPU The GPU hard reset sequence calls pm_runtime_force_suspend() and pm_runtime_force_resume(), which according to their documentation should only be used during system-wide PM transitions to sleep states. The main issue though is that depending on some internal runtime PM state as seen by pm_runtime_force_suspend() (whether the usage count is <= 1), pm_runtime_force_resume() might not resume the device unless needed. If that happens, the runtime PM resume callback pvr_power_device_resume() is not called, the GPU clocks are not re-enabled, and the kernel crashes on the next attempt to access GPU registers as part of the power-on sequence. Replace calls to pm_runtime_force_suspend() and pm_runtime_force_resume() with direct calls to the driver's runtime PM callbacks, pvr_power_device_suspend() and pvr_power_device_resume(), to ensure clocks are re-enabled and avoid the kernel crash.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于drm/imagination硬重置GPU时崩溃，可能导致时钟未启用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux cc1aeedb98ad347c06ff59e991b2f94dfb4c565d ~ 9f852d301f642223c4798f3c13ba15e91165d078 -
Linux Linux 6.8 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2025-38521 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-08-16 · 59 CVEs total

CVE-2025-38527 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix use-after-free in cifs_oplock_break
CVE-2025-38533 9.8 CRITICAL net: libwx: fix the using of Rx buffer DMA
CVE-2025-38552 9.4 CRITICAL mptcp: plug races between subflow fail and subflow creation
CVE-2023-3867 9.1 CRITICAL ksmbd: fix out of bounds read in smb2_sess_setup
CVE-2023-4515 9.1 CRITICAL ksmbd: validate command request size
CVE-2023-32249 9.1 CRITICAL ksmbd: not allow guest user on multichannel
CVE-2025-38512 8.8 HIGH wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks
CVE-2025-38511 8.8 HIGH drm/xe/pf: Clear all LMTT pages on alloc
CVE-2023-4130 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: fix wrong next length validation of ea buffer in smb2_set_ea()
CVE-2023-3865 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: fix out-of-bound read in smb2_write
CVE-2025-38539 7.8 HIGH tracing: Add down_write(trace_event_sem) when adding trace event
CVE-2025-38532 7.8 HIGH net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor
CVE-2025-38542 7.8 HIGH net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create()
CVE-2025-38536 7.8 HIGH net: airoha: fix potential use-after-free in airoha_npu_get()
CVE-2025-38502 7.8 HIGH bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage
CVE-2025-38550 7.8 HIGH ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec()
CVE-2025-38514 7.5 HIGH rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct
CVE-2025-38501 7.5 HIGH ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP
CVE-2025-38524 7.5 HIGH rxrpc: Fix recv-recv race of completed call
CVE-2025-38526 7.5 HIGH ice: add NULL check in eswitch lag check

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