CVE-2025-38598 drm/amdgpu: fix use-after-free in amdgpu_userq_suspend+0x51a/0x5a0
A use-after-free vulnerability in the amdgpu driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code during device unplug.
- 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-2025-38598?
CVE-2025-38598 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Aug 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/amdgpu: fix use-after-free in amdgpu_userq_suspend+0x51a/0x5a0
[ +0.000020] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in amdgpu_userq_suspend+0x51a/0x5a0 [amdgpu] [ +0.000817] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88812eec8c58 by task amd_pci_unplug/1733
[ +0.000027] CPU: 10 UID: 0 PID: 1733 Comm: amd_pci_unplug Tainted: G W 6.14.0+ #2 [ +0.000009] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ +0.000003] Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI), BIOS 1401 12/03/2020 [ +0.000004] Call Trace: [ +0.000004] <TASK> [ +0.000003] dump_stack_lvl+0x76/0xa0 [ +0.000011] print_report+0xce/0x600 [ +0.000009] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000006] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x76/0x200 [ +0.000007] ? kasan_addr_to_slab+0xd/0xb0 [ +0.000006] ? amdgpu_userq_suspend+0x51a/0x5a0 [amdgpu] [ +0.000707] kasan_report+0xbe/0x110 [ +0.000006] ? amdgpu_userq_suspend+0x51a/0x5a0 [amdgpu] [ +0.000541] __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x14/0x30 [ +0.000005] amdgpu_userq_suspend+0x51a/0x5a0 [amdgpu] [ +0.000535] ? stop_cpsch+0x396/0x600 [amdgpu] [ +0.000556] ? stop_cpsch+0x429/0x600 [amdgpu] [ +0.000536] ? __pfx_amdgpu_userq_suspend+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu] [ +0.000536] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? kgd2kfd_suspend+0x132/0x1d0 [amdgpu] [ +0.000542] amdgpu_device_fini_hw+0x581/0xe90 [amdgpu] [ +0.000485] ? down_write+0xbb/0x140 [ +0.000007] ? __mutex_unlock_slowpath.constprop.0+0x317/0x360 [ +0.000005] ? __pfx_amdgpu_device_fini_hw+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu] [ +0.000482] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ +0.000004] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? up_write+0x55/0xb0 [ +0.000007] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000005] ? blocking_notifier_chain_unregister+0x6c/0xc0 [ +0.000008] amdgpu_driver_unload_kms+0x69/0x90 [amdgpu] [ +0.000484] amdgpu_pci_remove+0x93/0x130 [amdgpu] [ +0.000482] pci_device_remove+0xae/0x1e0 [ +0.000008] device_remove+0xc7/0x180 [ +0.000008] device_release_driver_internal+0x3d4/0x5a0 [ +0.000007] device_release_driver+0x12/0x20 [ +0.000004] pci_stop_bus_device+0x104/0x150 [ +0.000006] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x1b/0x40 [ +0.000005] remove_store+0xd7/0xf0 [ +0.000005] ? __pfx_remove_store+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000006] ? __pfx__copy_from_iter+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000006] ? __pfx_dev_attr_store+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000006] dev_attr_store+0x3f/0x80 [ +0.000006] sysfs_kf_write+0x125/0x1d0 [ +0.000004] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000005] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ +0.000005] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2ea/0x490 [ +0.000005] ? rw_verify_area+0x70/0x420 [ +0.000005] ? __pfx_kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000006] vfs_write+0x90d/0xe70 [ +0.000005] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000005] ? __pfx_vfs_write+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000004] ? local_clock+0x15/0x30 [ +0.000008] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? __kasan_slab_free+0x5f/0x80 [ +0.000005] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? __kasan_check_read+0x11/0x20 [ +0.000004] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? fdget_pos+0x1d3/0x500 [ +0.000007] ksys_write+0x119/0x220 [ +0.000005] ? putname+0x1c/0x30 [ +0.000006] ? __pfx_ksys_write+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000007] __x64_sys_write+0x72/0xc0 [ +0.000006] x64_sys_call+0x18ab/0x26f0 [ +0.000006] do_syscall_64+0x7c/0x170 [ +0.000004] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? __pfx___x64_sys_openat+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000006] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? __kasan_check_read+0x11/0x20 [ +0.000003] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x21/0xb0 [ +0.000006] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x4e/0x240 [ +0.000005] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? do_syscall_64+0x88/0x170 [ +0.000003] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ +0.000004] ? irqentry_exit+0x43/0x50 [ +0.000004] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5 ---truncated---
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-38598?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38598?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-38598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-38598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-38598, GHSA-xq8x-w75x-jmpc, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38598.