#VU111636 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38077

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111636

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2025-38077

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the current_password_store() function in drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-sysman/passobj-attributes.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e89a4077490f52cde652d17e32519b666abf3a6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60bd13f8c4b3de2c910ae1cdbef85b9bbc9685f5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8594a123cfa23d708582dc6fb36da34479ef8a5b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97066373ffd55bd9af0b512ff3dd1f647620a3dc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86465626917df3b8bdd2756ec0cc9d179c5af0f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7cde625872709b8cedad9b241e0ec3d82fa7d3

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?