#VU112116 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38088
Published: July 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112116
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-2025-38088
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 memtrace_read() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620b77b23c41a6546e5548ffe2ea3ad71880dde4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81260c41b518b6f32c701425f1427562fa92f293
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8635e325b85dfb9ddebdfaa6b5605d40d16cd147
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c340b56d60545e4a159e41523dd8b23f81d3261
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbd5a9ddb0f9750783a48a871c9e12c0b68c5f39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd097df4596f3a1e9d75eb8520162de1eb8485b2