🛡️ CVE-2025-38355 — kernel
Description
drm/xe: Process deferred GGTT node removals on device unwind
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe: Process deferred GGTT node removals on device unwind
While we are indirectly draining our dedicated workqueue ggtt->wq
that we use to complete asynchronous removal of some GGTT nodes,
this happends as part of the managed-drm unwinding (ggtt_fini_early),
which could be later then manage-device unwinding, where we could
already unmap our MMIO/GMS mapping (mmio_fini).
This was recently observed during unsuccessful VF initialization:
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: probe with driver xe failed with error -62
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: DEVRES REL ffff88811e747340 __xe_bo_unpin_map_no_vm (16 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: DEVRES REL ffff88811e747540 __xe_bo_unpin_map_no_vm (16 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: DEVRES REL ffff88811e747240 __xe_bo_unpin_map_no_vm (16 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: DEVRES REL ffff88811e747040 tiles_fini (16 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: DEVRES REL ffff88811e746840 mmio_fini (16 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: DEVRES REL ffff88811e747f40 xe_bo_pinned_fini (16 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: DEVRES REL ffff88811e746b40 devm_drm_dev_init_release (16 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: [drm:drm_managed_release] drmres release begin
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: [drm:drm_managed_release] REL ffff88810ef81640 __fini_relay (8 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: [drm:drm_managed_release] REL ffff88810ef80d40 guc_ct_fini (8 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: [drm:drm_managed_release] REL ffff88810ef80040 __drmm_mutex_release (8 bytes)
[ ] xe 0000:00:02.1: [drm:drm_managed_release] REL ffff88810ef80140 ggtt_fini_early (8 bytes)
and this was leading to:
[ ] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc900058162a0
[ ] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
[ ] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
[ ] Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ ] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[ ] Workqueue: xe-ggtt-wq ggtt_node_remove_work_func [xe]
[ ] RIP: 0010:xe_ggtt_set_pte+0x6d/0x350 [xe]
[ ] Call Trace:
[ ] <TASK>
[ ] xe_ggtt_clear+0xb0/0x270 [xe]
[ ] ggtt_node_remove+0xbb/0x120 [xe]
[ ] ggtt_node_remove_work_func+0x30/0x50 [xe]
[ ] process_one_work+0x22b/0x6f0
[ ] worker_thread+0x1e8/0x3d
Add managed-device action that will explicitly drain the workqueue
with all pending node removals prior to releasing MMIO/GSM mapping.
(cherry picked from commit 89d2835c3680ab1938e22ad81b1c9f8c686bd391)
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2025-38355 is recorded against 2 packages.
- kernel (from 6.13.0 up to 6.15.5)
- linux-kernel
Timeline and source
Published on 25 July 2025 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
CVE-2025-38355 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.13.0 | 6.15.5 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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