Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38082

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111492

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38082

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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 gpio_virtuser_direction_do_write() and gpio_virtuser_consumer_write() functions in drivers/gpio/gpio-virtuser.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.14 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-32.32, 6.14.0-32.32.1, 6.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1013.13, 6.14.0-1016.17, 6.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1
linux-aws-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-32.32~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1012.12
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1012.12
linux-realtime-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1014.14

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7118be7c6072f40391923543fdd1563b8d56377c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afe090366f470f77e140ff3407db813f57852c04
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b96feaaa0fda1e3871b438143c3446954b32d3a7

• Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel gpio driver
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.14
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-realtime-6.14
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.14
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.14
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi