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CVE-2025-37853: drm/amdkfd: debugfs hang_hws skip GPU with MES

Description

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

drm/amdkfd: debugfs hang_hws skip GPU with MES

debugfs hang_hws is used by GPU reset test with HWS, for MES this crash
the kernel with NULL pointer access because dqm->packet_mgr is not setup
for MES path.

Skip GPU with MES for now, MES hang_hws debugfs interface will be
supported later.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-37853

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 4.73% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-07 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37853
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a36f8d544522a19ef06ed9e84667d154dcb6be52
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a322b330dc0b775d1d7a84e55c752d9451bfe7d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84c57906f0fd2185e557d2552b20aa8430a4677
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24b9e0e2e6147314c22d821f0542c4dd9a320c40
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9d0061c413f8fb8c529b18b592b04170850ded

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