Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38731
Published: September 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114945
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38731
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the vm_bind_ioctl_check_args() and xe_vm_bind_ioctl() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
kernel (Red Hat package)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
kernel (Red Hat package)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-38731
Install update from vendor's repository.
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 5.14.0-611.26.1.el9_7