CVE-2025-38613
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 6.16.1 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: gpib: fix unset padding field copy back to userspace The introduction of a padding field in the gpib_board_info_ioctl is showing up as initialized data on the stack frame being copyied back to userspace in function board_info_ioctl. The simplest fix is to initialize the entire struct to zero to ensure all unassigned padding fields are zero'd before being copied back to userspace.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-908
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.16.1linux
linux/linux_kernel
6.13 - 6.16.1
Published
Aug 19, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026