#VU119320 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40322
Published: December 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119320
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-2025-40322
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 bit_putcs_aligned() and bit_putcs_unaligned() functions in drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.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/0998a6cb232674408a03e8561dc15aa266b2f53b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18c4ef4e765a798b47980555ed665d78b71aeadf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/901f44227072be60812fe8083e83e1533c04eed1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ba1a7802ca9a2590cef95b253e6526f4364477f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10cede006f9614b465cf25609a8753efbfd45cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12003bf91fdff381c55ef54fef3e961a5af2545
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db5c9a162d2f42bcc842b76b3d935dcc050a0eec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efaf89a75a29b2d179bf4fe63ca62852e93ad620