CVE-2025-38077

HIGH EPSS 8.1%
Published Jun 18, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jun 18, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store() If the 'buf' array received from the user contains an empty string, the 'length' variable will be zero. Accessing the 'buf' array element with index 'length - 1' will result in a buffer overflow. Add a check for an empty string. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
8.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 13

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.185
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.141
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.93
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.31
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.14.9
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
debiandebian_linux11.0any

References 7

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e89a4077490f52cde652d17e32519b666abf3a6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60bd13f8c4b3de2c910ae1cdbef85b9bbc9685f5
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8594a123cfa23d708582dc6fb36da34479ef8a5b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97066373ffd55bd9af0b512ff3dd1f647620a3dc
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86465626917df3b8bdd2756ec0cc9d179c5af0f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7cde625872709b8cedad9b241e0ec3d82fa7d3
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e89a4077490f52cde652d17e32519b666abf3a6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60bd13f8c4b3de2c910ae1cdbef85b9bbc9685f5
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8594a123cfa23d708582dc6fb36da34479ef8a5b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97066373ffd55bd9af0b512ff3dd1f647620a3dc
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86465626917df3b8bdd2756ec0cc9d179c5af0f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7cde625872709b8cedad9b241e0ec3d82fa7d3
    Patch