CVE-2025-38408

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: genirq/irq_sim: Initialize work context pointers properly Initialize `ops` member's pointers properly by using kzalloc() instead of kmalloc() when allocating the simulation work context. Otherwise the pointers contain random content leading to invalid dereferencing.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19bd7597858dd15802c1d99fcc38e528f469080a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f73d1def72532bac4d55ea8838f457a6bed955c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2277a3c9e4cc5398f80821afe7ecbe9bdf2819	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec3656a8cb428d763def32bc2fa695f94be23629

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-07-25 14:15

Updated : 2026-01-11 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-38408

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38408

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38408

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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