#VU114174 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38531
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114174
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-2025-38531
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 st_sensors_allocate_trigger() function in drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c, within the st_sensors_set_fullscale(), st_sensors_power_enable(), EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(), st_sensors_set_drdy_int_pin() and st_sensors_init_sensor() functions in drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c, within the apply_acpi_orientation() function in drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.