#VU107694 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22038
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107694
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-2025-22038
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 sid_to_id() function in fs/smb/server/smbacl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e36a3e080d6d8bd7a34e089345d043da4ac8283
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ac65de111c686c95316ade660f8ba7aea3cd3cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56de7778a48560278c334077ace7b9ac4bfb2fd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c6c3142bfcdb049839d40a9a59ebe8ea865002
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf21e29d78cd2c2371023953d9c82dfef82ebb36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8bfe1954a0b89e7b29b3a3e7f4c5e0ebd295e20
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2