CVE-2025-39686

HIGH

Linux Kernel 2.6.29-6.16.4 - Information Disclosure via comedi insn_rw_emulate_bits

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: Make insn_rw_emulate_bits() do insn->n samples The `insn_rw_emulate_bits()` function is used as a default handler for `INSN_READ` instructions for subdevices that have a handler for `INSN_BITS` but not for `INSN_READ`. Similarly, it is used as a default handler for `INSN_WRITE` instructions for subdevices that have a handler for `INSN_BITS` but not for `INSN_WRITE`. It works by emulating the `INSN_READ` or `INSN_WRITE` instruction handling with a constructed `INSN_BITS` instruction. However, `INSN_READ` and `INSN_WRITE` instructions are supposed to be able read or write multiple samples, indicated by the `insn->n` value, but `insn_rw_emulate_bits()` currently only handles a single sample. For `INSN_READ`, the comedi core will copy `insn->n` samples back to user-space. (That triggered KASAN kernel-infoleak errors when `insn->n` was greater than 1, but that is being fixed more generally elsewhere in the comedi core.) Make `insn_rw_emulate_bits()` either handle `insn->n` samples, or return an error, to conform to the general expectation for `INSN_READ` and `INSN_WRITE` handlers.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 7.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (22)
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/Kernel 2.6.29 - 5.15.190linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.149linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.16.4linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.103linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.44linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.29
Linux/Linux 2.6.29
Linux/Linux 5.15.190 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.149 - 6.1.*
... and 12 more
Published Sep 05, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026