CVE-2025-38314Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 10
Latest updateDec 3

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-pci: Fix result size returned for the admin command completion The result size returned by virtio_pci_admin_dev_parts_get() is 8 bytes larger than the actual result data size. This occurs because the result_sg_size field of the command is filled with the result length from virtqueue_get_buf(), which includes both the data size and an additional 8 bytes of status. This oversized result size causes two issues: 1. The sta

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 Packages3 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.136.15.3
CVEListV5linux/linux704806ca400e5daa86c110f14bfdda9d28203bb7920b6720bb63893b81516c0c45884a8350f9e4bf+2
debiandebian/linux

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
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OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities2025-10-08
OSV
linux-oracle-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-10-01
OSV
linux-aws-6.14, linux-hwe-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-09-26
OSV
linux-realtime-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-09-24

📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities2025-10-08
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities2025-10-01
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2025-09-26
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2025-09-25
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2025-09-24
CVE-2025-38314 — Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size | cvebase