CVE-2025-38038
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2025
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
cpufreq: amd-pstate: Remove unnecessary driver_lock in set_boost
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f | affected | git | 61e931ee145eeab8196e585ff4334870b130b744 | Unavailable | None listed |
| ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f | affected | git | cd347d071713234586762d79c5a691785e9be418 | Unavailable | None listed |
| ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f | affected | git | db1cafc77aaaf871509da06f4a864e9af6d6791f | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.17 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.17 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.12.31 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.14.9 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.14.* | None listed |
| 6.15 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |