CVE-2025-38038

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.

Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-06-18 | Updated 2025-06-18 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 61e931ee145eeab8196e585ff4334870b130b744
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before cd347d071713234586762d79c5a691785e9be418
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before db1cafc77aaaf871509da06f4a864e9af6d6791f
affected

Default status
affected

6.12.31
unaffected

6.14.9
unaffected

6.15
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/61e931ee145eeab8196e585ff4334870b130b744

git.kernel.org/...c/cd347d071713234586762d79c5a691785e9be418

git.kernel.org/...c/db1cafc77aaaf871509da06f4a864e9af6d6791f

cve.org (CVE-2025-38038)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-38038)

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