Buffer overflow in Linux
CVE-2025-38082
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: virtuser: fix potential out-of-bound write If the caller wrote more characters, count is truncated to the max available space in "simple_write_to_buffer". Check that the input size does not exceed the buffer size. Write a zero termination afterwards.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 91581c4b3f29e2e22aeb1a62e842d529ca638b2d, 6.11, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.15
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-38082?
- CVE-2025-38082 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38082?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.