#VU112825 Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38262
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112825
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-2025-38262
CWE-ID: CWE-665
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 improper initialization within the pm_runtime_set_active() and ulite_init() functions in drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.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/685d29f2c5057b32c7b1b46f2a7d303b926c8f72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd697b5fc39fd24e2aa418c7b7d14469f550a93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6db06aaea07bb7c8e33a425cf7b98bf29ee6056e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e958d10dd0ce5ae674cce460db5c9ca3f25243b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c905fdbba68a6d73d39a6b7de9b9f0d6c46df87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5e4229d94792b40e750f30c92bcf7a3107c72ef