Review reviewHigh

CVE-2025-37854

Linux Linux, linux kernel, debian linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Fix mode1 reset crash issue If HW scheduler hangs and mode1 reset is used to recover GPU, KFD signal user space to abort the processes. After process abort exit, user queues still use the GPU to access system memory before h/w is reset while KFD cleanup worker free system memory and free VRAM. There is use-after-free race bug that KFD allocate and reuse the freed system memory, and user queue write to the same system memory to corrupt the data structure and cause driver crash. To fix this race, KFD cleanup worke...

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.26%
17.3% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2025.05.09
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.26%
Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Fix mode1 reset crash issue If HW scheduler hangs and mode1 reset is used to recover GPU, KFD signal user space to abort the processes. After process abort exit, user queues still use the GPU to access system memory before h/w is reset while KFD cleanup worker free system memory and free VRAM. There is use-after-free race bug that KFD allocate and reuse the freed system memory, and user queue write to the same system memory to corrupt the data structure and cause driver crash. To fix this race, KFD cleanup worke...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux Linux, linux kernel, debian linux
Affected versions
>= a4c63cafa58b4bd9e15511bab77a4752b93d3aa0 < 57c9dabda80ac167de8cd71231baae37cc2f442d, >= a4c63cafa58b4bd9e15511bab77a4752b93d3aa0 < 89af6b39f028c130d4362f57042927f005423e6a, >= a4c63cafa58b4bd9e15511bab77a4752b93d3aa0 < ffd37d7d44d7e0b6e769d4fe6590e327f8cc3951, >= a4c63cafa58b4bd9e15511bab77a4752b93d3aa0 < 6f30a847432cae84c7428e9b684b3e3fa49b2391, >= a4c63cafa58b4bd9e15511bab77a4752b93d3aa0 < 9c4bcdf4068aae3e17e31c144300be405cfa03ff, >= a4c63cafa58b4bd9e15511bab77a4752b93d3aa0 < f0b4440cdc1807bb6ec3dce0d6de81170803569b, >= 5.18, >= 5.18 < 6.1.135, >= 6.2 < 6.6.88, >= 6.7 < 6.12.24, >= 6.13 < 6.13.12, >= 6.14 < 6.14.3, 11.0
Fixed versions
6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux Linux, linux kernel, debian linux and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-416