CVE-2025-38036

drm/xe/vf: Perform early GT MMIO initialization to read GMDID

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/vf: Perform early GT MMIO initialization to read GMDID VFs need to communicate with the GuC to obtain the GMDID value and existing GuC functions used for that assume that the GT has it's MMIO members already setup. However, due to recent refactoring the gt->mmio is initialized later, and any attempt by the VF to use xe_mmio_read|write() from GuC functions will lead to NPD crash due to unset MMIO register address: [] xe 0000:00:02.1: [drm] Running in SR-IOV VF mode [] xe 0000:00:02.1: [drm] GT0: sending H2G MMIO 0x5507 [] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 0000000000190240 Since we are already tweaking the id and type of the primary GT to mimic it's a Media GT before initializing the GuC communication, we can also call xe_gt_mmio_init() to perform early setup of the gt->mmio which will make those GuC functions work again.

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CVSS

Severity:

EPSS 0.02%

Affected: Linux Linux

References

Link	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef6e950aea76a5009ccc79ebfa955ecc66cd85a2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13265fe7426ec9ba5aa86baab913417ca361e8a4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-38036?: CVE-2025-38036 has not yet been assigned a CVSS score.
How to fix CVE-2025-38036?: To fix CVE-2025-38036, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-38036 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-38036 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-38036?: CVE-2025-38036 affects Linux Linux, Linux Linux.

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