Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38224)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38224). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: kvaser_pciefd: refine error prone echo_skb_max handling logic
echo_skb_max should define the supported upper limit of echo_skb[]
allocated inside the netdevice's priv. The corresponding size value
provided by this driver to alloc_candev() is KVASER_PCIEFD_CAN_TX_MAX_COUNT
which is 17.
But later echo_skb_max is rounded up to the nearest power of two (for the
max case, that would be 32) and the tx/ack indices calculated further
during tx/rx may exceed the upper array boundary. Kasan reported this for
the ack case inside kvaser_pciefd_handle_ack_packet(), though the xmit
function has actually caught the same thing earlier.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kvaser_pciefd_handle_ack_packet+0x2d7/0x92a drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c:1528
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888105e4f078 by task swapper/4/0
CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/4 Not tainted 6.15.0 #12 PREEMPT(voluntary)
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl lib/dump_stack.c:122
print_report mm/kasan/report.c:521
kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:634
kvaser_pciefd_handle_ack_packet drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c:1528
kvaser_pciefd_read_packet drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c:1605
kvaser_pciefd_read_buffer drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c:1656
kvaser_pciefd_receive_irq drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c:1684
kvaser_pciefd_irq_handler drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c:1733
__handle_irq_event_percpu kernel/irq/handle.c:158
handle_irq_event kernel/irq/handle…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-38224 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-38224" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-38224 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-38224 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.41-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38224 linux Fixed in: 6.12.35-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38224 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org