#VU112758 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38298
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112758
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-2025-38298
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 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() function in drivers/edac/skx_common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20d2d476b3ae18041be423671a8637ed5ffd6958
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31ef6f7c9aee3be78d63789653e92350f2537f93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f5d0659000923735350da60ad710f8c804544fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80bf28fd623d97dd4f4825fbbe9d736cec2afba3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a13e8343ffcff27af1ff79597ff7ba241e6d9471
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6ed3a6edff09c1187cc6ade7f5967bca2376a13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf6a8502a5f4ff6e4d135d795945cdade49ec8b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8530ed3c0769a4d8f79c212715ec1cf277787f8