#VU114543 Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38671
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114543
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-2025-38671
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 infinite loop within the qup_i2c_bus_active() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.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/0d33913fce67a93c1eb83396c3c9d6b411dcab33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c4471b30fa203249f476dd42321cd7efb7f6a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89459f168b78e5c801dc8b7ad037b62898bc4f57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7982a14b3012527a9583d12525cd0dc9f8d8934
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c523bfba46c4b4d7676fb050909533a766698ecd