CVE-2025-38077
HIGHLinux Kernel 5.11-6.14.8 - Out-of-bounds Write in dell-wmi-sysman current_password_store()
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store() If the 'buf' array received from the user contains an empty string, the 'length' variable will be zero. Accessing the 'buf' array element with index 'length - 1' will result in a buffer overflow. Add a check for an empty string. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (22)
debian/debian_linux
11.0
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.185linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.141linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.14.9linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.93linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.31linux
Linux/Linux
< 5.11
Linux/Linux
5.11
Linux/Linux
5.15.185 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
6.1.141 - 6.1.*
... and 12 more
Published
Jun 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026