CVE-2025-38077
platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store()
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Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store() If the 'buf' array received from the user contains an empty string, the
'length' variable will be zero. Accessing the 'buf' array element with
index 'length - 1' will result in a buffer overflow. Add a check for an empty string. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store() If the 'buf' array received from the user contains an empty string, the 'length' variable will be zero. Accessing the 'buf' array element with index 'length - 1' will result in a buffer overflow. Add a check for an empty string. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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Timeline
- 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-06-18 CVE Published
- 2025-06-18 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-18 EPSS Updated
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References (7)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d | Vuln. Introduced |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.11 < 5.15.185 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.11 < 5.15.185" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.11 < 6.1.141 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.11 < 6.1.141" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.11 < 6.6.93 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.11 < 6.6.93" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.11 < 6.12.31 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.11 < 6.12.31" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.11 < 6.14.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.11 < 6.14.9" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.11 < 6.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.11 < 6.15" | en |
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