Package: linux-image-7.0.12+kali-amd64
Version: 7.0.12-2kali1
Severity: important
Hello Debian Kernel Team,
I would like to report a reproducible kernel panic that began immediately after upgrading my Kali Linux system to Linux kernel 7.0.12.
System Information
Distribution: Kali GNU/Linux 2026.3 (kali-rolling)
Kernel: 7.0.12+kali-amd64 (7.0.12-2kali1)
Architecture: x86_64
Hardware: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ADA05 (Model 81W1)
Motherboard: LENOVO LNVNB161216
BIOS: E8CN34WW (04/28/2022)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Graphics
GPU Driver: amdgpu (Mesa 26.1.4)
Problem Description
Immediately after running:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade


and rebooting into Linux 7.0.12, the system began freezing randomly.
During the freeze:

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The entire system becomes unresponsive.
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Keyboard and touchpad stop responding.
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Ctrl+Alt+F2 does not work.
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The system requires a hard power-off by holding the power button.

This behavior did not occur before upgrading.
Kernel Panic
The system eventually produced the following kernel panic:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffff2f78c142
#PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task!
RIP: acpi_idle_enter+0x1a/0x180
Call Trace:
ct_kernel_exit.isra.0
cpuidle_enter_state
cpuidle_enter
do_idle
cpu_startup_entry
start_secondary
common_startup_64
The panic appears to occur inside acpi_idle_enter(), suggesting a possible regression in the ACPI/CPU idle subsystem.
Additional Information

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SSD SMART status: PASS
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CPU temperature during normal operation: approximately 56°C
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GPU temperature during normal operation: approximately 56°C
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No GPU hang or ring timeout messages were observed before the panic.
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System memory is 4 GB RAM with a 4 GB swapfile.
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Previous kernel 6.19.14+kali-amd64 remains installed and I am testing whether the issue disappears when booting that kernel.

If the issue is not reproducible with Linux 6.19.14 but is reproducible with Linux 7.0.12, it may indicate a regression introduced in Linux 7.0.12 or its packaging.
I have attached a summary of the kernel panic log and can provide the complete panic log or additional diagnostic information if required.
Thank you for your time and for maintaining the Linux kernel packages.
Kind regards,
Gopal

Control: reassign -1 src:linux 7.0.12-1
Control: tags -1 + moreinfo

This is not a Debian kernel version. If it happens with our packaged
kernel, then please update to 7.1.3-1 in unstable. Can you please test
this, if the panic happens there as well, then we need ideally a full
trace and some context on the system collected with reportbug kernel.

Can you please report back?

Regards,
Salvatore