Out-of-bounds Write Affecting linux-virt-doc 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-LINUXVIRTDOC-14059117
  • published20 Nov 2025
  • disclosed10 Jul 2025

Introduced: 10 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38317  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt-doc to version 6.12.35-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-virt-doc package and not the linux-virt-doc 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:

wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs

If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's limited to root users.

CVSS Base Scores

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