CVE-2025-38093
Qualcomm ARM64 GPU Temperature Control Vulnerability (Thermal Overload)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: dts: qcom: x1e80100: Add GPU cooling Unlike the CPU, the GPU does not throttle its speed automatically when it reaches high temperatures. With certain high GPU loads it is possible to reach the critical hardware shutdown temperature of 120°C, endangering the hardware and making it impossible to run certain applications. Set up GPU cooling similar to the ACPI tables, by throttling the GPU speed when reaching 95°C and polling every 200ms.
INFO
Published Date :
July 2, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 3, 2025, 3:13 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: dts: qcom: x1e80100: Add GPU cooling Unlike the CPU, the GPU does not throttle its speed automatically when it reaches high temperatures. With certain high GPU loads it is possible to reach the critical hardware shutdown temperature of 120°C, endangering the hardware and making it impossible to run certain applications. Set up GPU cooling similar to the ACPI tables, by throttling the GPU speed when reaching 95°C and polling every 200ms. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ba21fa11f473c9827f378ace8c9f983de9e0287 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae664ca09072857349857530dce12e09c048b12d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd9d354bdd28b20a8f3170dab3bc0f096e66d6b4 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d145a6a3e252f093dc243d2944fecb2387a3d690
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