Medium severity · published Sep 5, 2025
CVE-2025-39706
drm/amdkfd: Destroy KFD debugfs after destroy KFD wq
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdkfd: Destroy KFD debugfs after destroy KFD wq
Since KFD proc content was moved to kernel debugfs, we can't destroy KFD
debugfs before kfd_process_destroy_wq. Move kfd_process_destroy_wq prior
to kfd_debugfs_fini to fix a kernel NULL pointer problem. It happens
when /sys/kernel/debug/kfd was already destroyed in kfd_debugfs_fini but
kfd_process_destroy_wq calls kfd_debugfs_remove_process. This line
debugfs_remove_recursive(entry->proc_dentry);
tries to remove /sys/kernel/debug/kfd/proc/<pid> while
/sys/kernel/debug/kfd is already gone. It hangs the kernel by kernel
NULL pointer.
(cherry picked from commit 0333052d90683d88531558dcfdbf2525cc37c233)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.19 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.44; 6.13 before 6.16.4 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 before fc35c955da799ba62f6f977d58e0866d0251e3f8; 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 before 74ee7445c3b61c3bd899a54bd82c1982cb3a8206; 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 before 96609a51e6134542bf90e053c2cd2fe4f61ebce3; 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 before 910735ded17cc306625e7e1cdcc8102f7ac60994; 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 before 2e58401a24e7b2d4ec619104e1a76590c1284a4c; 3.19 · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39706
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39706
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e58401a24e7b2d4ec619104e1a76590c1284a4c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74ee7445c3b61c3bd899a54bd82c1982cb3a8206
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/910735ded17cc306625e7e1cdcc8102f7ac60994
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96609a51e6134542bf90e053c2cd2fe4f61ebce3
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc35c955da799ba62f6f977d58e0866d0251e3f8
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
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