CVE-2025-38356: Linux kernel · drm/xe/guc: Explicitly exit CT safe mode on unwind
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in f161e905b08ae8a513c5a36a10e3163e9920cfe6 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 21:33 UTC
Rated Low by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-11-05.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f161e905b08ae8a513c5a36a10e3163e9920cfe6, ad40098da5c3b43114d860a5b5740e7204158534, 6d0b588614c43d6334b2d7a70a99f31f7b14ecc0
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jul 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to f161e905b08ae8a513c5a36a10e3163e9920cfe6, ad40098da5c3b43114d860a5b5740e7204158534 or 6d0b588614c43d6334b2d7a70a99f31f7b14ecc0.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A patch is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel. Users should update to the fixed versions identified by the commits f161e905b08ae8a513c5a36a10e3163e9920cfe6, ad40098da5c3b43114d860a5b5740e7204158534, and 6d0b588614c43d6334b2d7a70a99f31f7b14ecc0. Since this is a kernel-level fix, applying the updated kernel version 6.11 or later containing these commits will remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
CVE-2025-38356 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/xe/guc driver where the CT safe mode is not explicitly exited during an early probe abort. This can cause a warning due to a delayed workqueue task attempting to restart itself while the workqueue is being destroyed. The issue occurs during driver probe failure and has been fixed by explicitly exiting CT safe mode on unwind.