CVE-2025-38685

HIGHNVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-09-05. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 6 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit

This issue triggers when a userspace program does an ioctl FBIOPUT_CON2FBMAP by passing console number and frame buffer number. Ideally this maps console to frame buffer and updates the screen if console is visible.

As part of mapping it has to do resize of console according to frame buffer info. if this resize fails and returns from vc_do_resize() and continues further. At this point console and new frame buffer are mapped and sets display vars. Despite failure still it continue to proceed updating the screen at later stages where vc_data is related to previous frame buffer and frame buffer info and display vars are mapped to new frame buffer and eventully leading to out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit(). This bheviour is excepted only when fg_console is equal to requested console which is a visible console and updates screen with invalid struct references in fbcon_putcs().

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 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

July 30, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. 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

fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed9b8e5016230868c8d813d9179523f729fec8c6
generic

fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfec17721265e72e50cc69c6004fe3475cd38df2
generic

fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af0db3c1f898144846d4c172531a199bb3ca375d
generic

fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56701bf9eeb63219e378cb7fcbd066ea4eaeeb50
generic

fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c4d7ddaf1d43780b106bedc692679f965dc5a3a
generic

fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27b118aebdd84161c8ff5ce49d9d536f2af10754
generic

fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/078e62bffca4b7e72e8f3550eb063ab981c36c7a

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-38685(1)

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

Patch Availability(26)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1061 (5.15.0-1061.65) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1101.86) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1096.100) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1097.87) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gkeop-5.15 (5.15.0.1080.79) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1101.99) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm-5.15 (5.15.0.1089.85) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1091.89) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1102.111~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1041.42) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1047.50+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1044.44) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100.1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gke-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1043.48) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1046.52) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.49.1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1023.24) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.52+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.15.190osv

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.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(24)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-38685?
CVE-2025-38685 is a high vulnerability published on September 4, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit This issue triggers when a userspace program does an ioctl FBIOPUT_CON2FBMAP by passing console number and frame buffer number. Ideally this maps console to frame buffer and…
When was CVE-2025-38685 disclosed?
CVE-2025-38685 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 4, 2025, with the most recent update on July 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-38685 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-38685 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 94.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38685?
CVE-2025-38685 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-38685?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38685, 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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