CVE-2025-38729
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-04
Last updated on: 2025-11-03
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | kernel | 6.1.153 |
| linux | kernel | 5.10.244 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's ALSA usb-audio component, specifically related to UAC3 power domain descriptors. The issue is that these descriptors were not properly validated against their variable length (bLength), which could lead to out-of-bounds (OOB) memory accesses caused by malicious firmware. The vulnerability has been resolved by adding validation for these descriptors to prevent such unexpected OOB accesses.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious firmware to cause out-of-bounds memory accesses in the Linux kernel's usb-audio subsystem. This could potentially lead to system instability, crashes, or even arbitrary code execution, compromising the security and reliability of the affected system.