Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency Affecting libperf package, versions <0:5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-LIBPERF-15694827
  • published20 Mar 2026
  • disclosed25 Jul 2025

Introduced: 25 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38425  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-130  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 libperf to version 0:5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:11411.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libperf package and not the libperf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

i2c: tegra: check msg length in SMBUS block read

For SMBUS block read, do not continue to read if the message length passed from the device is '0' or greater than the maximum allowed bytes.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1