#VU114175 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38538
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114175
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38538
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the nbpf_probe() function in drivers/dma/nbpfaxi.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/122160289adf8ebf15060f1cbf6265b55a914948
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/188c6ba1dd925849c5d94885c8bbdeb0b3dcf510
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb016438335ec02b01f96bf1367378c2bfe03e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6bbd67ab5de37a74ac85c83c5a26664b62034dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f366b36c5e3ce29c9a3c8eed3d1631908e4fc8bb