Highly exploitable, CVE-2025-38091 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.
Status: Analyzed
Last updated: 🕙 20 Nov 2025, 22:07 UTC
Originally published on: 🕒 02 Jul 2025, 15:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 141 days
CVSS Release: version 3
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Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2025-38091: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: check stream id dml21 wrapper to get plane_id [Why & How] Fix a false positive warning which occurs due to lack of correct checks when querying plane_id in DML21. This fixes the warning when performing a mode1 reset (cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/1/amdgpu_gpu_recover): [ 35.751250] WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 326 at /tmp/amd.PHpyAl7v/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/dml2/dml2_dc_resource_mgmt.c:91 dml2_map_dc_pipes+0x243d/0x3f40 [amdgpu] [ 35.751434] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amdttm(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amddrm_exec(OE) amd_sched(OE) amdkcl(OE) drm_suballoc_helper drm_ttm_helper ttm drm_display_helper cec rc_core i2c_algo_bit rfcomm qrtr cmac algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg bnep amd_atl intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_intel edac_mce_amd snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_hda_codec kvm_amd snd_hda_core snd_hwdep snd_pcm kvm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi crct10dif_pclmul polyval_clmulni polyval_generic btusb ghash_clmulni_intel sha256_ssse3 btrtl sha1_ssse3 snd_seq btintel aesni_intel btbcm btmtk snd_seq_device crypto_simd sunrpc cryptd bluetooth snd_timer ccp binfmt_misc rapl snd i2c_piix4 wmi_bmof gigabyte_wmi k10temp i2c_smbus soundcore gpio_amdpt mac_hid sch_fq_codel msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_generic usbhid hid crc32_pclmul igc ahci xhci_pci libahci xhci_pci_renesas video wmi [ 35.751501] CPU: 11 UID: 0 PID: 326 Comm: kworker/u64:9 Tainted: G OE 6.11.0-21-generic #21~24.04.1-Ubuntu [ 35.751504] Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE [ 35.751505] Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X670E AORUS PRO X/X670E AORUS PRO X, BIOS F30 05/22/2024 [ 35.751506] Workqueue: amdgpu-reset-dev amdgpu_debugfs_reset_work [amdgpu] [ 35.751638] RIP: 0010:dml2_map_dc_pipes+0x243d/0x3f40 [amdgpu] [ 35.751794] Code: 6d 0c 00 00 8b 84 24 88 00 00 00 41 3b 44 9c 20 0f 84 fc 07 00 00 48 83 c3 01 48 83 fb 06 75 b3 4c 8b 64 24 68 4c 8b 6c 24 40 <0f> 0b b8 06 00 00 00 49 8b 94 24 a0 49 00 00 89 c3 83 f8 07 0f 87 [ 35.751796] RSP: 0018:ffffbfa3805d7680 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 35.751798] RAX: 0000000000010000 RBX: 0000000000000006 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 35.751799] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 35.751800] RBP: ffffbfa3805d78f0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 35.751801] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffbfa383249000 [ 35.751802] R13: ffffa0e68f280000 R14: ffffbfa383249658 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 35.751803] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa0edbe580000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 35.751804] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 35.751805] CR2: 00005d847ef96c58 CR3: 000000041de3e000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0 [ 35.751806] PKRU: 55555554 [ 35.751807] Call Trace: [ 35.751810] <TASK> [ 35.751816] ? show_regs+0x6c/0x80 [ 35.751820] ? __warn+0x88/0x140 [ 35.751822] ? dml2_map_dc_pipes+0x243d/0x3f40 [amdgpu] [ 35.751964] ? report_bug+0x182/0x1b0 [ 35.751969] ? handle_bug+0x6e/0xb0 [ 35.751972] ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80 [ 35.751974] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20 [ 35.751978] ? dml2_map_dc_pipes+0x243d/0x3f40 [amdgpu] [ 35.752117] ? math_pow+0x48/0xa0 [amdgpu] [ 35.752256] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 35.752260] ? math_pow+0x48/0xa0 [amdgpu] [ 35.752400] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 35.752403] ? math_pow+0x11/0xa0 [amdgpu] [ 35.752524] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 35.752526] ? core_dcn4_mode_programming+0xe4d/0x20d0 [amdgpu] [ 35.752663] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 35.752669] dml21_validate+0x3d4/0x980 [amdgpu] (cherry picked from commit f8ad62c0a93e5dd94243e10f1b742232e4d6411e)
The exploitability of CVE-2025-38091 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
CVE-2025-38091 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-38091, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-38091, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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