PT-2025-30808 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5
CVE-2025-38408
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Published
2025-01-01
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Updated
2026-08-25
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains an issue in the
genirq/irq sim component. Improper initialization of work context pointers within the simulation work context, due to the use of kmalloc() instead of kzalloc() for allocation, can lead to invalid dereferencing.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
Improper Initialization
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu