CVE-2025-38353 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-38353?

CVE-2025-38353 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-38353?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Fix taking invalid lock on wedge If device wedges on e.g. GuC upload, the submission is not yet enabled and the state is not even initialized. Protect the wedge call so it does nothing in this case. It fixes the following splat: [] xe 0000:bf:00.0: [drm] device wedged, needs recovery [] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock) [] WARNING: CPU: 48 PID: 312 at kernel/locking/mutex.c:564 __mutex_lock+0x8a1/0xe60 ... [] RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0x8a1/0xe60 [] mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x30 [] xe_guc_submit_wedge+0x80/0x2b0 [xe]

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 6.8, < 6.12.36

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-667

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-38353?

CVE-2025-38353 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Fix taking invalid lock on wedge If device wedges on e.g. GuC upload, the submission is not yet enabled and the state is n...

How severe is CVE-2025-38353?

CVE-2025-38353 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-38353?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.