CVE-2025-38038
cpufreq: amd-pstate: Remove unnecessary driver_lock in set_boost
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: Remove unnecessary driver_lock in set_boost set_boost is a per-policy function call, hence a driver wide lock is unnecessary. Also this mutex_acquire can collide with the mutex_acquire from the mode-switch path in status_store(), which can lead to a deadlock. So, remove it.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f < 61e931ee145eeab8196e585ff4334870b130b744 ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f < cd347d071713234586762d79c5a691785e9be418 ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f < db1cafc77aaaf871509da06f4a864e9af6d6791f
Linux / Linux
5.17