CVE-2025-38436
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/scheduler: signal scheduled fence when kill job When an entity from application B is killed, drm_sched_entity_kill() removes all jobs belonging to that entity through drm_sched_entity_kill_jobs_work(). If application A's job depends on a scheduled fence from application B's job, and that fence is not properly signaled during the killing process, application A's dependency cannot be cleared. This leads to application A hanging indefinitely while waiting for a dependency that will never be resolved. Fix this issue by ensuring that scheduled fences are properly signaled when an entity is killed, allowing dependent applications to continue execution.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.96
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.36
- Linux Kernel < 6.15.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/471db2c2d4f80ee94225a1ef246e4f5011733e50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa382a8b6ed483e9812d0e63b6d1bdcba0186f29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aefd0a935625165a6ca36d0258d2d053901555df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5734f9bab6f0d40577ad0633af4090a5fda2407
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/471db2c2d4f80ee94225a1ef246e4f5011733e50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8342127a8a65b0673863b106ce32b79c91ae3270
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa382a8b6ed483e9812d0e63b6d1bdcba0186f29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aefd0a935625165a6ca36d0258d2d053901555df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5734f9bab6f0d40577ad0633af4090a5fda2407