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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2025-38091)

high Nessus Plugin ID 295383

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-38091 advisory.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: check stream id dml21 wrapper to get plane_id [Why & How] Fix a false positive warning which occurs due to lack of correct checks when querying plane_id in DML21. This fixes the warning when performing a mode1 reset (cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/1/amdgpu_gpu_recover): [ 35.751250] WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 326 at /tmp/amd.PHpyAl7v/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/dml2/dml2_dc_resource_mgmt.c:91 dml2_map_dc_pipes+0x243d/0x3f40 [amdgpu] [ 35.751434] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amdttm(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amddrm_exec(OE) amd_sched(OE) amdkcl(OE) drm_suballoc_helper drm_ttm_helper ttm drm_display_helper cec rc_core i2c_algo_bit rfcomm qrtr cmac algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg bnep amd_atl intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_intel edac_mce_amd snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_hda_codec kvm_amd snd_hda_core snd_hwdep snd_pcm kvm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi crct10dif_pclmul polyval_clmulni polyval_generic btusb ghash_clmulni_intel sha256_ssse3 btrtl sha1_ssse3 snd_seq btintel aesni_intel btbcm btmtk snd_seq_device crypto_simd sunrpc cryptd bluetooth snd_timer ccp binfmt_misc rapl snd i2c_piix4 wmi_bmof gigabyte_wmi k10temp i2c_smbus soundcore gpio_amdpt mac_hid sch_fq_codel msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_generic usbhid hid crc32_pclmul igc ahci xhci_pci libahci xhci_pci_renesas video wmi [ 35.751501] CPU: 11 UID: 0 PID: 326 Comm: kworker/u64:9 Tainted: G OE 6.11.0-21-generic #21~24.04.1-Ubuntu [ 35.751504] Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE [ 35.751505] Hardware name:
 Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X670E AORUS PRO X/X670E AORUS PRO X, BIOS F30 05/22/2024 [ 35.751506] Workqueue: amdgpu-reset-dev amdgpu_debugfs_reset_work [amdgpu] [ 35.751638] RIP:
 0010:dml2_map_dc_pipes+0x243d/0x3f40 [amdgpu] [ 35.751794] Code: 6d 0c 00 00 8b 84 24 88 00 00 00 41 3b 44 9c 20 0f 84 fc 07 00 00 48 83 c3 01 48 83 fb 06 75 b3 4c 8b 64 24 68 4c 8b 6c 24 40 <0f> 0b b8 06 00 00 00 49 8b 94 24 a0 49 00 00 89 c3 83 f8 07 0f 87 [ 35.751796] RSP: 0018:ffffbfa3805d7680 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 35.751798] RAX: 0000000000010000 RBX: 0000000000000006 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 35.751799] RDX:
 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 35.751800] RBP: ffffbfa3805d78f0 R08:
 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 35.751801] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12:
 ffffbfa383249000 [ 35.751802] R13: ffffa0e68f280000 R14: ffffbfa383249658 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 35.751803] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa0edbe580000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 35.751804] CS:
 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 35.751805] CR2: 00005d847ef96c58 CR3: 000000041de3e000 CR4:
 0000000000f50ef0 [ 35.751806] PKRU: 55555554 [ 35.751807] Call Trace: [ 35.751810] <TASK> [ 35.751816] ? show_regs+0x6c/0x80 [ 35.751820] ? __warn+0x88/0x140 [ 35.751822] ? dml2_map_dc_pipes+0x243d/0x3f40 [amdgpu] [ 35.751964] ? report_bug+0x182/0x1b0 [ 35.751969] ? handle_bug+0x6e/0xb0 [ 35.751972] ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80 [ 35.751974] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20 [ 35.751978] ? dml2_map_dc_pipes+0x243d/0x3f40 [amdgpu] [ 35.752117] ? math_pow+0x48/0xa0 [amdgpu] [ 35.752256] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 35.752260] ? math_pow+0x48/0xa0 [amdgpu] [ 35.752400] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 35.752403] ? math_pow+0x11/0xa0 [amdgpu] [ 35.752524] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 35.752526] ? core_dcn4_mode_programming+0xe4d/0x20d0 [amdgpu] [ 35.752663] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 35.752669] dml21_validate+0x3d4/0x980 [amdgpu] (cherry picked from commit f8ad62c0a93e5dd94243e10f1b742232e4d6411e) (CVE-2025-38091)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38091

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 295383

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2025-38091.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38091

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-gpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-docs, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-sound, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-intree-amdgpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/2/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38091