#VU114137 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38530
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114137
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-2025-38530
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the pcl812_attach() function in drivers/comedi/drivers/pcl812.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/16c173abee315953fd17a279352fec4a1faee862
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfa301e1e59a9b1a7b62a800b54852337c97416
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e470d8efd10725b189ca8951973a8425932398a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a27e27eee313fe1c450b6af1e80e64412546cab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b14b076ce593f72585412fc7fd3747e03a5e3632