CVE-2025-38340
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-10
Last updated on: 2025-11-18
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds (OOB) memory read access issue in the Linux kernel's firmware component cs_dsp, specifically in the KUnit test. It occurs because the source string length was rounded up to the allocation size, leading to reading memory beyond the intended buffer.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability could potentially lead to unintended memory reads, which might expose sensitive data or cause system instability. However, since it is in a test component (KUnit test) of the firmware cs_dsp, the practical impact on end users or systems may be limited.