In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/imagination: Fix kernel crash when hard resetting the GPU
The GPU hard reset sequence calls pm_runtime_force_suspend() and
pm_runtime_force_resume(), which according to their documentation should
only be used during system-wide PM transitions to sleep states.
The main issue though is that depending on some internal runtime PM
state as seen by pm_runtime_force_suspend() (whether the usage count is
<= 1), pm_runtime_force_resume() might not resume the device unless
needed. If that happens, the runtime PM resume callback
pvr_power_device_resume() is not called, the GPU clocks are not
re-enabled, and the kernel crashes on the next attempt to access GPU
registers as part of the power-on sequence.
Replace calls to pm_runtime_force_suspend() and
pm_runtime_force_resume() with direct calls to the driver's runtime PM
callbacks, pvr_power_device_suspend() and pvr_power_device_resume(),
to ensure clocks are re-enabled and avoid the kernel crash.
References
Configurations
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History
22 Jan 2026, 18:38
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f852d301f642223c4798f3c13ba15e91165d078 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d38376b3ee48d073c64e75e150510d7e6b4b04f7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e066cc6e0f094ca2120f1928d126d56f686cd73e - Patch | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.1 |
| CWE | CWE-668 | |
| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
18 Aug 2025, 20:16
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| Summary |
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16 Aug 2025, 11:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-08-16 11:15
Updated : 2026-01-22 18:38
NVD link : CVE-2025-38521
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38521
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38521
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-668
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
