Vulnerability · Published Jul 25, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-38467drm/exynos: exynos7_drm_decon: add vblank check in IRQ handling

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/exynos: exynos7_drm_decon: add vblank check in IRQ handling If there's support for another console device (such as a TTY serial), the kernel occasionally panics during boot. The panic message and a relevant snippet of the call stack is as follows: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000000000000000 Call trace: drm_crtc_handle_vblank+0x10/0x30 (P) decon_irq_handler+0x88/0xb4 [...] Otherwise, the panics don't happen. This indicates that it's some sort of race condition. Add a check to validate if the drm device can handle vblanks before calling drm_crtc_handle_vblank() to avoid this.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.147-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38467
Debian:13linux6.12.41-1DSA-5975-1
Debian:13linux6.12.41-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38467
Debian:14linux6.16.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-156.166UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1092.99UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1096.105UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1096.105.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1092.101UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.146.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.146.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1089.95UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1075.83UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.146.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1086.89UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1087.93UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1088.93UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-156.166UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1087.88UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1045.45UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1034.34UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1016.16USN-7880-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1090.96UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1086.89UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.146.14.0-36.36.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1056.60UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38467

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 96976c3d9aff4e1387c30f6356ac01fa6f72ef46 – before b4e72c0bf878f02faa00a7dc7c9ffc4ff7c116a796976c3d9aff4e1387c30f6356ac01fa6f72ef46 – before a2130463fc9451005660b0eda7b61d5f746f7d7496976c3d9aff4e1387c30f6356ac01fa6f72ef46 – before 87825fbd1e176cd5b896940f3959e7c9a916945d96976c3d9aff4e1387c30f6356ac01fa6f72ef46 – before a40a35166f7e4f6dcd4b087d620c8228922dcb0a96976c3d9aff4e1387c30f6356ac01fa6f72ef46 – before 391e5ea5b877230b844c9bd8bbcd91b681b1ce2d96976c3d9aff4e1387c30f6356ac01fa6f72ef46 – before e9d9b25f376737b81f06de9c5aa422b488f4718496976c3d9aff4e1387c30f6356ac01fa6f72ef46 – before 996740652e620ef8ee1e5c65832cf2ffa498577d96976c3d9aff4e1387c30f6356ac01fa6f72ef46 – before b846350aa272de99bf6fecfa6b08e64ebfb13173
Linux Linux 4.0

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