Out-of-bounds Write Affecting linux-virt package, versions <6.12.35-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LINUXVIRT-14092973
  • published22 Nov 2025
  • disclosed3 Jul 2025

Introduced: 3 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38101  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt to version 6.12.35-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:

ring-buffer: Fix buffer locking in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set()

Enlarge the critical section in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() to ensure that error handling takes place with per-buffer mutex held, thus preventing list corruption and other concurrency-related issues.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1