PT-2025-35978 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published 2025-07-16 · Updated 2026-04-20 · CVE-2025-38705

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw in the DRM/AMD/PM subsystem. Writing a string without delimiters to the gpu od/fan ctrl sysfs or pp power profile mode for the CUSTOM profile can result in a null pointer dereference.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

AZL-66851

AZL-70757

BDU:2026-01380

CVE-2025-38705

ECHO-C898-C199-9012

OESA-2025-2765

OESA-2025-2766

OESA-2025-2767

OESA-2026-1275

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3725-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1

USN-8028-1

USN-8028-2

USN-8028-3

USN-8028-4

USN-8028-5

USN-8028-6

USN-8028-7

USN-8028-8

USN-8031-1

USN-8031-2

USN-8031-3

USN-8052-1

USN-8052-2

USN-8074-1

USN-8074-2

USN-8126-1

Affected Products

Amd

Debian

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 3300

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38705.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40169 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40070 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37828 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40127 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39992 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40281 · Vendor Advisory