CVE-2025-38361 drm/amd/display: Check dce_hwseq before dereferencing it
A missing null check in the AMD display driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-38361?
CVE-2025-38361 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Check dce_hwseq before dereferencing it
[WHAT]
hws was checked for null earlier in dce110_blank_stream, indicating hws can be null, and should be checked whenever it is used.
(cherry picked from commit 79db43611ff61280b6de58ce1305e0b2ecf675ad)
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-38361?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38361?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-38361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-38361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-65789, BELL-CVE-2025-38361, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38361, GHSA-whcj-4wwh-8h2g, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-38361, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-38361 and 3 more.