#VU112757 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38286

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112757

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-2025-38286

CWE-ID: CWE-125

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 an out-of-bounds read error within the at91_gpio_probe() function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91.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/264a5cf0c422e65c94447a1ebebfac7c92690670
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/288c39286f759314ee8fb3a80a858179b4f306da
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ecafe59668d2506a68459a9d169ebe41a147a41
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/762ef7d1e6eefad9896560bfcb9bcf7f1b6df9c1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db5665cbfd766db7d8cd0e5fd6e3c0b412916774
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e02e12d6a7ab76c83849a4122785650dc7edef65
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb435bc4c74acbb286cec773deac13d117d3ef39
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1c1fdc41fbf7e308ced9c86f3f66345a3f6f478

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?