CVE-2025-38342 | software node: Correct a OOB check in software_node_get_reference_args()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Correct a OOB check in software_node_get_reference_args() software_node_get_reference_args() wants to get @index-th element, so the property value requires at least '(index + 1) * sizeof(*ref)' bytes but that can not be guaranteed by current OOB check, and may cause OOB for malformed property. Fix by using as OOB check '((index + 1) * sizeof(*ref) > prop->length)'.

Published: 2025-07-10 Last update: 2026-05-12 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-38342 is rated Low Risk (35.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-38342

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-06 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
2 2025-12-06 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2025-11-09 0.06%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-38342

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-38342

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-38342

GHSA-px3m-8xg9-4vqq · Severity: high — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Correct a OOB...

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-38342

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-38342 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-38342
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38342
suse medium CVE-2025-38342 severity moderate: SUSE including 475 source package names (2.1.3-6.67:kernel-default-base-6.4.0-32.1.21.10, 2.1.3-7.44:kernel-default-6.4.0-32.1, …), 970 product×package rows across 189 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container, … (189 product lines)): Fixed 627, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 91, First Fixed 21. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38342/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-38342 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1548 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1142, released 170, ignored 168, needed 45, not-affected 20, needs-triage 2, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38342

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-38342

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.0, < 5.10.239 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.186 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.142 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.95 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.35 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.15.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-38342

URL Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/142acd739eb6f08c148a96ae8309256f1422ff4b Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56ce76e8d406cc72b89aee7931df5cf3f18db49d Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7af18e42bdefe1dba5bcb32555a4d524fd504939 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9324127b07dde8529222dc19233aa57ec810856c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9397cf7bfb680799fb8c7f717c8f756384c3280 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
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