CVE-2025-38239
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-09
Last updated on: 2025-12-18
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.36 (inc) |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 |
| megaraid_sas | megaraid_sas | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-129 | The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds array index error in the Linux kernel's megaraid_sas driver. Specifically, on systems with DRAM interleave enabled, the driver attempts to access an invalid node index, causing an array index to go out of range. This leads to a runtime error detected by the Undefined Behavior Sanitizer (UBSAN), which can cause instability or crashes in the system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause system instability or crashes due to invalid memory access in the megaraid_sas driver. This could potentially lead to denial of service or unexpected behavior in systems using this driver, especially those with DRAM interleave enabled.