#VU111489 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38054
Published: June 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111489
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-2025-38054
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the OCP_REQ_TIMESTAMP BIT(), ptp_ocp_fb_board_init(), ptp_ocp_art_board_init(), ptp_ocp_adva_board_init(), _signal_summary_show(), _frequency_summary_show() and ptp_ocp_summary_show() functions in drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.