Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38361

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check dce_hwseq before dereferencing it [WHAT] hws was checked for null earlier in dce110_blank_stream, indicating hws can be null, and should be checked whenever it is used. (cherry picked from commit 79db43611ff61280b6de58ce1305e0b2ecf675ad)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-38361: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, 4.15, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.16

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38361?
CVE-2025-38361 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-38361?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.