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.

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)

EPSS: 0.002 (10.0th 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 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, 4.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38361?: 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.