CVE-2025-37854: Linux kernel · drm/amdkfd: Fix mode1 reset crash issue
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:21 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel drm/amdkfd driver. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this fix to prevent exploitation. Since this is a kernel-level issue, patching the affected kernel version is the recommended mitigation.
Description
CVE-2025-37854 is a use-after-free race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/amdkfd driver. It occurs when the hardware scheduler hangs and a mode1 reset is used to recover the GPU. During this process, user queues may access freed system memory before the hardware reset completes, leading to data corruption and a potential driver crash. The issue has been fixed by changing the cleanup sequence to terminate user queues, wait for GPU reset completion, and then free memory buffers.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37854 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/57c9dabda80ac167de8cd71231baae37cc2f442d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f30a847432cae84c7428e9b684b3e3fa49b2391 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/89af6b39f028c130d4362f57042927f005423e6a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c4bcdf4068aae3e17e31c144300be405cfa03ff (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0b4440cdc1807bb6ec3dce0d6de81170803569b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd37d7d44d7e0b6e769d4fe6590e327f8cc3951 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html (opens in a new tab)