#VU112828 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38342
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112828
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-2025-38342
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the software_node_get_reference_args() function in drivers/base/swnode.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/142acd739eb6f08c148a96ae8309256f1422ff4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56ce76e8d406cc72b89aee7931df5cf3f18db49d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7af18e42bdefe1dba5bcb32555a4d524fd504939
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9324127b07dde8529222dc19233aa57ec810856c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9397cf7bfb680799fb8c7f717c8f756384c3280