#VU113387 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38497
Published: July 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113387
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-2025-38497
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 webusb_landingPage_store() and os_desc_qw_sign_store() functions in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.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/22b7897c289cc25d99c603f5144096142a30d897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2798111f8e504ac747cce911226135d50b8de468
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3014168731b7930300aab656085af784edc861f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58bdd5160184645771553ea732da5c2887fc9bd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/783ea37b237a9b524f1e5ca018ea17d772ee0ea0