What is CVE-2025-38098?

CVE-2025-38098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2025-38098?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38098

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Don't treat wb connector as physical in create_validate_stream_for_sink Don't try to operate on a drm_wb_connector as an amdgpu_dm_connector. While dereferencing aconnector->base will "work" it's wrong and might lead to unknown bad things. Just... don't.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 6.14.9, dbf5d3d02987faa0eec3710dd687cd912362d7b5, 6.12.31
Linux Linux_kernel

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38098?: CVE-2025-38098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-38098?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.