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CVE-2025-38038
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-06-18T10:15:36.160 · Last modified 2026-06-17T09:15:55.790

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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