Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38348
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112807
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-38348
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the p54_rx_eeprom_readback() function in drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/txrx.c, within the p54_download_eeprom() function in drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/fwio.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-38348
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e4dc150423b829c35cbcf399481ca11594fc036
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12134f79e53eb56b0b0b7447fa0c512acf6a8422
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f7f8168abe8cbe845ab8bb557228d44784a6b57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d05390d20f110de37d051a3e063ef0a542d01fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/714afb4c38edd19a057d519c1f9c5d164b43de94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9701f842031b825e2fd5f22d064166f8f13f6e4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da1b9a55ff116cb040528ef664c70a4eec03ae99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39b2f8c1549a539846e083790fad396ef6cd802