CVE-2025-38705

drm/amd/pm: fix null pointer access

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2025 at 03:32 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/pm: fix null pointer access Writing a string without delimiters (' ', '\n', '\0') to the under gpu_od/fan_ctrl sysfs or pp_power_profile_mode for the CUSTOM profile will result in a null pointer dereference.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versionsv < 6.12.436.13 ≤ v < 6.15.116.16 ≤ v < 6.16.237c5c4dbf03b167b5ca68d4bbc7fb6c92a463fb44.17
Vendor states this is fixed in 5d8cc029e5595760c7d18c64632e8e40a86a9b2e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a83ffafd02a7af59848755c109d544e3894af737 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cef79c18538e9ce2ca6e5b3fa95c38ec41dcd07a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d524d40e3a6152a3ea1125af729f8cd8ca65efde (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.43 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d8cc029e5595760c7d18c64632e8e40a86a9b2e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a83ffafd02a7af59848755c109d544e3894af737
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cef79c18538e9ce2ca6e5b3fa95c38ec41dcd07a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d524d40e3a6152a3ea1125af729f8cd8ca65efde

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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