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CVE-2025-38038

cpufreq: amd-pstate: Remove unnecessary driver_lock in set_boost

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Published
Updated
Assigning organization
Linux

Description

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

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f to < 61e931ee145eeab8196e585ff4334870b130b744affected
  • ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f to < cd347d071713234586762d79c5a691785e9be418affected
  • ec437d71db77a181227bf6d0ac9d4a80e58ecf0f to < db1cafc77aaaf871509da06f4a864e9af6d6791faffected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 5.17affected
  • 0 to < 5.17unaffected
  • 6.12.31 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.14.9 to ≤ 6.14.*unaffected
  • 6.15 to ≤ *unaffected

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