#VU113403 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38480
Published: July 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113403
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-2025-38480
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the insn_rw_emulate_bits() function in drivers/comedi/drivers.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/10f9024a8c824a41827fff1fefefb314c98e2c88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2af1e7d389c2619219171d23f5b96dbcbb7f9656
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3050d197d6bc9ef128944a70210f42d2430b3000
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ab55ffaaf75d0c7b68e332c1cdcc1b0e0044870
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9cb26291d009243a4478a7ffb37b3a9175bfce9