CVE-2025-38353 Affecting kernel-uek-modules-extra package, versions <0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el10uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-KERNELUEKMODULESEXTRA-12591139
  • published10 Sept 2025
  • disclosed25 Jul 2025

Introduced: 25 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38353  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 kernel-uek-modules-extra to version 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el10uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20551.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules-extra package and not the kernel-uek-modules-extra package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/xe: Fix taking invalid lock on wedge

If device wedges on e.g. GuC upload, the submission is not yet enabled and the state is not even initialized. Protect the wedge call so it does nothing in this case. It fixes the following splat:

[] xe 0000:bf:00.0: [drm] device wedged, needs recovery
[] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock-&gt;magic != lock)
[] WARNING: CPU: 48 PID: 312 at kernel/locking/mutex.c:564 __mutex_lock+0x8a1/0xe60
...
[] RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0x8a1/0xe60
[]  mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x30
[]  xe_guc_submit_wedge+0x80/0x2b0 [xe]

CVSS Base Scores

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