#VU113410 Incorrect calculation in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38495
Published: July 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113410
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-2025-38495
CWE-ID: CWE-682
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 incorrect calculation within the hid_alloc_report_buf() 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/4f15ee98304b96e164ff2340e1dfd6181c3f42aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a262370f385e53ff7470efdcdaf40468e5756717
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a47d9d9895bad9ce0e840a39836f19ca0b2a343a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ed1d84a84538a39b3eb2055d6a97a936c108f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcda39a9c5b834346088c14b1374336b079466c1