CVE-2025-38225Use of Uninitialized Resource in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV5.6OSV3.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 4
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imx-jpeg: Cleanup after an allocation error When allocation failures are not cleaned up by the driver, further allocation errors will be false-positives, which will cause buffers to remain uninitialized and cause NULL pointer dereferences. Ensure proper cleanup of failed allocations to prevent these issues.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.136.1.143+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.147-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-100.100
CVEListV5linux/linux2db16c6ed72ce644d5639b3ed15e5817442db4bab89ff9cf37ff59399f850d5f7781ef78fc37679f+5

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

25
OSV
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OSV
linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities2026-03-04
OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities2026-03-04
OSV
linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8 vulnerabilities2026-02-24
OSV
linux-xilinx vulnerabilities2026-02-24

📋Vendor Advisories

23
Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-03-04
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities2026-03-04
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities2026-02-24
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities2026-02-24
CVE-2025-38225 — Use of Uninitialized Resource in Linux | cvebase