#VU112805 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38237
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112805
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-2025-38237
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the fimc_is_hw_change_mode() function in drivers/media/platform/samsung/exynos4-is/fimc-is-regs.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/14acbb5af101b7bb58c0952949bba4c5fdf0ee7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0d92b94278561f43057003a73a17ce13b7c1a1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb97dfab7615fea97322b8a6131546e80f878a69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd9f6ce7d512fa21249415c16af801a4ed5d97b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4077a10a25560ec0bd0b42322e4ea027d6f76e2