SB2025072793 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel events
Published: July 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025072793
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38466)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the perf_uprobe_event_init() function in kernel/events/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/183bdb89af1b5193b1d1d9316986053b15ca6fa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e8bf7bc6aa6f583336c2fda280b6cea0aed5612
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0a8009083e569b5526c64f7d3f2a62baca95164
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba677dbe77af5ffe6204e0f3f547f3ba059c6302
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0aec35f861fa746ca45aa816161c74352e6ada8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5074256b642cdeb46a70ce2f15193e766edca68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7ef1afd5b3f43f4924326164cee5397b66abd9c