Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38436 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in drm/scheduler: signal scheduled fence when kill job. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=a72ce6f84109c1dec1ab236d65979d3250668af3 <8342127a8a65b0673863b106ce32b79c91ae3270 || >=a72ce6f84109c1dec1ab236d65979d3250668af3 <c5734f9bab6f0d40577ad0633af4090a5fda2407 || >=a72ce6f84109c1dec1ab236d65979d3250668af3 <aefd0a935625165a6ca36d0258d2d053901555df || >=a72ce6f84109c1dec1ab236d65979d3250668af3 <aa382a8b6ed483e9812d0e63b6d1bdcba0186f29 || >=a72ce6f84109c1dec1ab236d65979d3250668af3 <471db2c2d4f80ee94225a1ef246e4f5011733e50 | 8342127a8a65b0673863b106ce32b79c91ae3270, c5734f9bab6f0d40577ad0633af4090a5fda2407, aefd0a935625165a6ca36d0258d2d053901555df, aa382a8b6ed483e9812d0e63b6d1bdcba0186f29, 471db2c2d4f80ee94225a1ef246e4f5011733e50 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.3 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 25, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/scheduler: signal scheduled fence when kill job When an entity from application B is killed, drm_sched_entity_kill() removes all jobs belonging to that entity through drm_sched_entity_kill_jobs_work(). If application A's job depends on a scheduled fence from application B's job, and that fence is not properly signaled during the killing process, application A's dependency cannot be cleared. This leads to application A hanging indefinitely while waiting for a dependency that will never be resolved. Fix this issue by ensuring that scheduled fences are properly signaled when an entity is killed, allowing dependent applications to continue execution.
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