CVE-2025-38225
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Publication date: 2025-07-04
Last updated on: 2025-12-18
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.13 (inc) to 6.1.143 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.95 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.35 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.13 (inc) to 6.15.4 (exc) |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-908 | The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability occurs in the Linux kernel's imx-jpeg media driver where allocation failures are not properly cleaned up. This leads to false-positive allocation errors, causing buffers to remain uninitialized and potentially resulting in NULL pointer dereferences.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause the system to behave unpredictably due to uninitialized buffers and NULL pointer dereferences, which may lead to crashes or denial of service in affected systems using the imx-jpeg driver.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Apply the latest Linux kernel updates that include the fix for the imx-jpeg driver to ensure proper cleanup after allocation errors and prevent NULL pointer dereferences.