CVE-2025-39818 | HID: intel-thc-hid: intel-thc: Fix incorrect pointer arithmetic in I2C regs save

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-thc-hid: intel-thc: Fix incorrect pointer arithmetic in I2C regs save Improper use of secondary pointer (&dev->i2c_subip_regs) caused kernel crash and out-of-bounds error: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510 Write of size 4 at addr ffff888136005dc0 by task kworker/u33:5/5107 CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 5107 Comm: kworker/u33:5 Not tainted 6.16.0+ #3 PREEMPT(voluntary) Workqueue: async async_run_entry_fn Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x76/0xa0 print_report+0xd1/0x660 ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10 ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x26/0x200 kasan_report+0xe1/0x120 ? _regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510 ? _regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510 __asan_report_store4_noabort+0x17/0x30 _regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510 ? __pfx__regmap_bulk_read+0x10/0x10 regmap_bulk_read+0x270/0x3d0 pio_complete+0x1ee/0x2c0 [intel_thc] ? __pfx_pio_complete+0x10/0x10 [intel_thc] ? __pfx_pio_wait+0x10/0x10 [intel_thc] ? regmap_update_bits_base+0x13b/0x1f0 thc_i2c_subip_pio_read+0x117/0x270 [intel_thc] thc_i2c_subip_regs_save+0xc2/0x140 [intel_thc] ? __pfx_thc_i2c_subip_regs_save+0x10/0x10 [intel_thc] [...] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888136005d00 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-rnd-12-192 of size 192 The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of allocated 192-byte region [ffff888136005d00, ffff888136005dc0) Replaced with direct array indexing (&dev->i2c_subip_regs[i]) to ensure safe memory access.

Published: 2025-09-16 Last update: 2026-01-14 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-39818 is rated Low Risk (32.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-39818

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 2025-09-17 0.02%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-39818

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-39818

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-39818

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-39818 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-39818
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39818
suse medium CVE-2025-39818 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 276 product×package rows across 54 product lines (SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, … (54 product lines)): Known Not Affected 276. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39818/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-39818 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1414 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1017, ignored 160, not-affected 130, released 103, needs-triage 2, needed 1, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-39818

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-39818

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 6.16.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-39818

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