#VU112818 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38296

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112818

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-2025-38296

CWE-ID: CWE-908

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 use of uninitialized resource within the platform_profile_init() function in drivers/acpi/platform_profile.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/ccc3d68b92be89c30ba42ac62d2a141bd0c2b457
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd133162c9cff5951a692fab9811fadf46a46457

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?