CVE-2025-38408
genirq/irq_sim: Initialize work context pointers properly
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: genirq/irq_sim: Initialize work context pointers properly Initialize `ops` member's pointers properly by using kzalloc() instead of kmalloc() when allocating the simulation work context. Otherwise the pointers contain random content leading to invalid dereferencing.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19bd7597858dd15802c1d99fcc38e528f469080a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f73d1def72532bac4d55ea8838f457a6bed955c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2277a3c9e4cc5398f80821afe7ecbe9bdf2819
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec3656a8cb428d763def32bc2fa695f94be23629
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186df821de0f34490ed5fc0861243748b2483861
References (6)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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