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CVE-2025-38521

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Fix kernel crash when hard resetting the GPU The GPU hard reset sequence calls pm_runtime_force_suspend() and pm_runtime_force_resume(), which according to their documentation should only be used during system-wide PM transitions to sleep states. The main issue though is that depending on some internal runtime PM state as seen by pm_runtime_force_suspend() (whether the usage count is <= 1), pm_runtime_force_resume() might not resume the device unless needed. If that happens, the runtime PM resume callback pvr_power_device_resume() is not called, the GPU clocks are not re-enabled, and the kernel crashes on the next attempt to access GPU registers as part of the power-on sequence. Replace calls to pm_runtime_force_suspend() and pm_runtime_force_resume() with direct calls to the driver's runtime PM callbacks, pvr_power_device_suspend() and pvr_power_device_resume(), to ensure clocks are re-enabled and avoid the kernel crash.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-08-16 11:15:45.413000
Last modified
2026-11-05 21:18:34.047000
View original CVE JSON 
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      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: drm/imagination: Se corrige el fallo del kernel al reiniciar la GPU La secuencia de reinicio completo de la GPU llama a pm_runtime_force_suspend() y pm_runtime_force_resume(), que según su documentación solo se deben usar durante las transiciones de PM de todo el sistema a estados de suspensión. Sin embargo, el problema principal es que, dependiendo de algún estado interno de PM en tiempo de ejecución, como se ve en pm_runtime_force_suspend() (si el recuento de uso es &lt;= 1), pm_runtime_force_resume() podría no reanudar el dispositivo a menos que sea necesario. Si eso sucede, no se llama a la devolución de llamada de reanudación de PM en tiempo de ejecución pvr_power_device_resume(), no se vuelven a habilitar los relojes de la GPU y el kernel se bloquea en el siguiente intento de acceder a los registros de la GPU como parte de la secuencia de encendido. Reemplace las llamadas a pm_runtime_force_suspend() y pm_runtime_force_resume() con llamadas directas a las devoluciones de llamadas PM de tiempo de ejecución del controlador, pvr_power_device_suspend() y pvr_power_device_resume(), para garantizar que los relojes se vuelvan a habilitar y evitar el bloqueo del kernel."
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