CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38188

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the drm/msm/a7xx driver fails to call the CP_RESET_CONTEXT_STATE packet when switching contexts. State used by userspace to synchronize between BR and BV is not reset, which can cause another context to malfunction.

Risk Assessment

A submission in one context could cause another context to hang, effectively a denial of service (without data leakage).

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adds the CP_RESET_CONTEXT_STATE call during context switching.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a7xx: Call CP_RESET_CONTEXT_STATE Calling this packet is necessary when we switch contexts because there are various pieces of state used by userspace to synchronize between BR and BV that are persistent across submits and we need to make sure that they are in a "safe" state when switching contexts. Otherwise a userspace submission in one context could cause another context to function incorrectly and hang, effectively a denial of service (although without leaking data). This was missed during initial a7xx bringup. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/654924/

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