Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38736

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU114919

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38736

Published: September 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114919
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38736
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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 ax88772_init_mdio() function in drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_16-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_55-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_55-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_16-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_6-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_22-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_22-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_22-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6-debugsource
linux (Debian package)
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-optional
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-syms-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-macros
kernel-docs-html
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-default-vdso
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-obs-build
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
dtb-freescale
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amlogic
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-mediatek
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-allwinner
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
dtb-amd
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-marvell
dtb-apm
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-exynos
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-qcom
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amazon
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-nvidia
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
dtb-xilinx
dtb-cavium
dtb-sprd
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-lg
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-renesas
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2025-38736

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_16-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_55-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_55-rt - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_73-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_16-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_73-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_6-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_22-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_22-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_22-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_22-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.153-1, 6.12.48-1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-devel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
kernel-syms-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-source-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-azure-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
dlm-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-syms-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1.150700.17.15.1
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
perf - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161
kernel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.24.161

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