What is CVE-2025-38361?

CVE-2025-38361 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.36 and others. CVE-2025-38361 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38361?

CVE-2025-38361 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38361?

Yes, CVE-2025-38361 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.36 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38361 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38361 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38361

High

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)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-25

Last modified 2026-03-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.162 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.122 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.36 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.5 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38361 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e1482ae14b03b9fca73ef5afea26ede683f4450
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60e450eec5d63113c6ad5c456ce64c12b4496a6e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b669507b637eb6b1aaecf347f193efccc65d756e
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38361

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-25

Modified 2026-03-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38361?

CVE-2025-38361 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.36 and others. CVE-2025-38361 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38361?

CVE-2025-38361 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38361?

Yes — CVE-2025-38361 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.36 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38361 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38361 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.