#VU114915 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39685
Published: September 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114915
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-2025-39685
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 pcl726_attach() function in drivers/comedi/drivers/pcl726.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/0eb4ed2aa261dee228f1668dbfa6d87353e8162d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a33d07c94ba91306093e823112a7aa9727549f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96cb948408b3adb69df7e451ba7da9d21f814d00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3cfcd0c78c80ca7cd80372dc28f77d01be57bf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab220b0bb5af652007e278e8e8357f952b0e1ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8992c9a01f81128f36acb7c5755530e21fcd059