#VU111687 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38041

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111687

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2025-38041

CWE-ID: CWE-20

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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the SUNXI_CCU_M_WITH_MUX_GATE(), BIT() and sun50i_h616_ccu_probe() functions in drivers/clk/sunxi-ng/ccu-sun50i-h616.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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/1439673b78185eaaa5fae444b3a9d58c434ee78e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb963d7948ce6571939c6875424b557b25f16610

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?