#VU112821 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38332
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112821
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38332
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the lpfc_sli4_get_ctl_attr() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/003baa7a1a152576d744bd655820449bbdb0248e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f63bf0d2b146956a2f2ff3b25cee71019e64561
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c0a670556b24d36c9f8934227edb819ca5609e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75ea8375c5a83f46c47bfb3de6217c7589a8df93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac7bfaa099ec3e4d7dfd0ab9726fc3bc7911365d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae82eaf4aeea060bb736c3e20c0568b67c701d7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b699bda5db818b684ff62d140defd6394f38f3d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d34f2384d6df11a6c67039b612c2437f46e587e8