#VU113407 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38494
Published: July 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113407
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-2025-38494
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the __hid_request() function in drivers/hid/hid-core.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/0e5017d84d650ca0eeaf4a3fe9264c5dbc886b81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d1314d46c0d8a5c08ab53ddeb62280c77698c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a62a895edb2bfebffa865b5129a66e3b4287f34f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2ca42f190b6714d6c481dfd3d9b62ea091c946b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d18f63e848840100dbc351a82e7042eac5a28cf5