CVE-2025-38478

comedi: Fix initialization of data for instructions that write to subdevice

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: Fix initialization of data for instructions that write to subdevice Some Comedi subdevice instruction handlers are known to access instruction data elements beyond the first `insn->n` elements in some cases. The `do_insn_ioctl()` and `do_insnlist_ioctl()` functions allocate at least `MIN_SAMPLES` (16) data elements to deal with this, but they do not initialize all of that. For Comedi instruction codes that write to the subdevice, the first `insn->n` data elements are copied from user-space, but the remaining elements are left uninitialized. That could be a problem if the subdevice instruction handler reads the uninitialized data. Ensure that the first `MIN_SAMPLES` elements are initialized before calling these instruction handlers, filling the uncopied elements with 0. For `do_insnlist_ioctl()`, the same data buffer elements are used for handling a list of instructions, so ensure the first `MIN_SAMPLES` elements are initialized for each instruction that writes to the subdevice.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.29 ≤ v < 5.4.2975.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1905.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1475.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2416.13 ≤ v < 6.15.86.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1006.7 ≤ v < 6.12.406.166.16 rc16.16 rc26.16 rc36.16 rc46.16 rc56.16 rc6ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4
Vendor states this is fixed in 020eed5681d0f9bced73970368078a92d6cfaa9c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 13e4d9038a1e869445a996a3f604a84ef52fe8f4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 46d8c744136ce2454aa4c35c138cc06817f92b8e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 673ee92bd2d31055bca98a1d96b653f5284289c4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6f38c6380c3b38a05032b8881e41137385a6ce02 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c42116dc70af6664526f7aa82cf937824ab42649 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d3436638738ace8f101af7bdee2eae1bc38e9b29 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fe8713fb4e4e82a4f91910d9a41bf0613e69a0b9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.29 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.241 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.190 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.297 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.147 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.100 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/020eed5681d0f9bced73970368078a92d6cfaa9c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e4d9038a1e869445a996a3f604a84ef52fe8f4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d8c744136ce2454aa4c35c138cc06817f92b8e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673ee92bd2d31055bca98a1d96b653f5284289c4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f38c6380c3b38a05032b8881e41137385a6ce02
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c42116dc70af6664526f7aa82cf937824ab42649
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3436638738ace8f101af7bdee2eae1bc38e9b29
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe8713fb4e4e82a4f91910d9a41bf0613e69a0b9

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-908

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