CVE-2025-38082 Affecting kernel6.12-modules-extra package, versions <0:6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNEL612MODULESEXTRA-10693961
  • published11 Jul 2025
  • disclosed18 Jun 2025

Introduced: 18 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-38082  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.12-modules-extra to version 0:6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1080.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel6.12-modules-extra package and not the kernel6.12-modules-extra package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gpio: virtuser: fix potential out-of-bound write

If the caller wrote more characters, count is truncated to the max available space in "simple_write_to_buffer". Check that the input size does not exceed the buffer size. Write a zero termination afterwards.

CVSS Base Scores

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