CVE-2025-40289 drm/amdgpu: hide VRAM sysfs attributes on GPUs without VRAM

Not scored Published 6 Dec 2025 Updated 21 Oct 2026

Local attackers can crash the system by accessing VRAM sysfs attributes on AMD GPUs lacking VRAM, requiring kernel patching.

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-2025-40289?

CVE-2025-40289 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 6 Dec 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: hide VRAM sysfs attributes on GPUs without VRAM

Otherwise accessing them can cause a crash.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40289?

How do I fix CVE-2025-40289?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-40289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-71662, BELL-CVE-2025-40289, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40289, GHSA-963j-mr25-x7p8, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-40289, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-40289 and 4 more.