#VU108261 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23156
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108261
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-2025-23156
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 fill_buf_mode(), parse_alloc_mode(), fill_profile_level(), parse_profile_level(), fill_caps(), parse_caps(), fill_raw_fmts(), parse_raw_formats(), parse_codecs(), hfi_platform_parser() and hfi_parser() functions in drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_parser.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/05b07e52a0d08239147ba3460045855f4fb398de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0beabe9b49190a02321b02792b29fc0f0e28b51f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f9a4bab7d83738963365372e4745854938eab2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d278c5548d840c4d85d445347b2a5c31b2ab3a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9edaaa8e3e15aab1ca413ab50556de1975bcb329
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a736c72d476d1c7ca7be5018f2614ee61168ad01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb3fd8b7906a12dc2b61389abb742bf6542d97fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f195e94c7af921d99abd79f57026a218d191d2c7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.181