#VU113294 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38354
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113294
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38354
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the msm_devfreq_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu_devfreq.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1847ea44e3bdf7da8ff4158bc01b43a2e46394bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7946a10f8da75abc494e4bb80243e153e93e459a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6f673cc9488fd722c601fe020601dba14db21b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae2015b0dbc0eea7aaf022194371f451f784d994
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b71717735be48d7743a34897e9e44a0b53e30c0e