#VU107791 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22082
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107791
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22082
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the iio_backend_debugfs_write_reg() function in drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/035b4989211dc1c8626e186d655ae8ca5141bb73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04271a4d2740f98bbe36f82cd3d74677a839d1eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3892e5e861c43d5612728ed259634675b8a71f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd791c81f410ab1c554686a6f486dc7a176dfe35
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2