CVE-2025-38038 — Deadlock in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 18
Latest updateDec 3
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: amd-pstate: Remove unnecessary driver_lock in set_boost
set_boost is a per-policy function call, hence a driver wide lock is
unnecessary. Also this mutex_acquire can collide with the mutex_acquire
from the mode-switch path in status_store(), which can lead to a
deadlock. So, remove it.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f — 61e931ee145eeab8196e585ff4334870b130b744+3
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
9OSV▶
linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities↗2025-12-03