CVE-2025-38679

HIGHNVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-09-05. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check

Currently, The event_seq_changed() handler processes a variable number of properties sent by the firmware. The number of properties is indicated by the firmware and used to iterate over the payload. However, the payload size is not being validated against the actual message length.

This can lead to out-of-bounds memory access if the firmware provides a property count that exceeds the data available in the payload. Such a condition can result in kernel crashes or potential information leaks if memory beyond the buffer is accessed.

Fix this by properly validating the remaining size of the payload before each property access and updating bounds accordingly as properties are parsed.

This ensures that property parsing is safely bounded within the received message buffer and protects against malformed or malicious firmware behavior.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 4, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4328-1] linux-6.1 security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
generic

media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c956c3758510b448b3d4d10d1da8230e8c9bf668
generic

media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bed4921055dd7bb4d2eea2729852ae18cf97a2c6
generic

media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3eef5847603cd8a4110587907988c3f93c9605a
generic

media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f274e2b05fdae7a53cee83979202b5ecb49035c
generic

media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f08bfb5805637419902f3d70069fe17a404545b
generic

media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06d6770ff0d8cc8dfd392329a8cc03e2a83e7289

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-38679(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(17)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.148-1~deb11u1 (11 versions)6.1.153-1~deb11u1
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (43 versions)6.1.153-1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1~bpo12+16.12.43-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.16~rc7-1~exp1 (62 versions)6.16.3-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(16)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 179 total refreshes for this CVE.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-38679?
CVE-2025-38679 is a high vulnerability published on September 4, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check Currently, The eventseqchanged() handler processes a variable number of properties sent by the firmware. The number of properties is indicated by the firmware and used…
When was CVE-2025-38679 disclosed?
CVE-2025-38679 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 4, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-38679 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-38679 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38679?
CVE-2025-38679 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-38679?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38679, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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