#VU114841 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38688
Published: September 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114841
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-2025-38688
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 iopt_area_contig_next() function in drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.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/79fad1917802c28de51a479318a056a6fbe3e2f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b42497e3c0e74db061eafad41c0cd7243c46436b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d19b817540c0abe84854a64ee9ee34cecc3bbeef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e42a046bb41dcdde4f766a17d8211842007ed537
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebb6021560b94649bec6b8faba6fe0dca2218e81