#VU114816 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38680
Published: September 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114816
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-2025-38680
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 uvc_parse_format() function in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.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/1e269581b3aa5962fdc52757ab40da286168c087
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424980d33b3f816485513e538610168b03fab9f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d4a7c0b296162354b6fc759a1475b9d57ddfaa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/782b6a718651eda3478b1824b37a8b3185d2740c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8343f3fe0b755925f83d60b05e92bf4396879758
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad554217c9b945031c73df4e8176a475e2dea57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a97e062e4ff3dab84a2f1eb811e9eddc6699e2a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac702a439050df65272c49184aef7975fe3eff2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffdd82182953df643aa63d999b6f1653d0c93778