#VU114808 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38729
Published: September 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114808
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-2025-38729
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 validate_uac3_feature_unit() and FUNC() functions in sound/usb/validate.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/07c8d78dbb5e0ff8b23f7fd69cd1d4e2ba22b3dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1666207ba0a5973735ef010812536adde6174e81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29b415ec09f5b9d1dfa2423b826725a8c8796b9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40714daf4d0448e1692c78563faf0ed0f9d9b5c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/452ad54f432675982cc0d6eb6c40a6c86ac61dbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd08d390d15b204cac1d3174f5f149a20c52e61a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d832ccbc301fbd9e5a1d691bdcf461cdb514595f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebc9e06b6ea978a20abf9b87d41afc51b2d745ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f03418bb9d542f44df78eec2eff4ac83c0a8ac0d