Out-of-bounds Write Affecting linux-virt package, versions <6.12.41-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LINUXVIRT-14083142
  • published21 Nov 2025
  • disclosed28 Jul 2025

Introduced: 28 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38484  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt to version 6.12.41-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-virt package and not the linux-virt package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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

iio: backend: fix out-of-bound write

The buffer is set to 80 character. If a caller write more characters, count is truncated to the max available space in "simple_write_to_buffer". But afterwards a string terminator is written to the buffer at offset count without boundary check. The zero termination is written OUT-OF-BOUND.

Add a check that the given buffer is smaller then the buffer to prevent.

CVSS Base Scores

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