CVE-2025-38438
published 2025-07-25CVE-2025-38438: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak. sof_pdata->tplg_filename can…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.15%
5.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
sof_pdata->tplg_filename can have address allocated by kstrdup()
and can be overwritten. Memory leak was detected with kmemleak:
unreferenced object 0xffff88812391ff60 (size 16):
comm "kworker/4:1", pid 161, jiffies 4294802931
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
73 6f 66 2d 68 64 61 2d 67 65 6e 65 72 69 63 00 sof-hda-generic.
backtrace (crc 4bf1675c):
__kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x49c/0x6b0
kstrdup+0x46/0xc0
hda_machine_select.cold+0x1de/0x12cf [snd_sof_intel_hda_generic]
sof_init_environment+0x16f/0xb50 [snd_sof]
sof_probe_continue+0x45/0x7c0 [snd_sof]
sof_probe_work+0x1e/0x40 [snd_sof]
process_one_work+0x894/0x14b0
worker_thread+0x5e5/0xfb0
kthread+0x39d/0x760
ret_from_fork+0x31/0x70
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.16.3-1 (forky) | linux 6.16.3-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= dd96daca6c83ecaf37f38ff49d8d174bbff576b4 < 68397fda2caa90e99a7c0bcb2cf604e42ef3b91f | 68397fda2caa90e99a7c0bcb2cf604e42ef3b91f |
| linux | linux | >= dd96daca6c83ecaf37f38ff49d8d174bbff576b4 < 58ecf51af12cb32b890858b52b2c34e80590c74a | 58ecf51af12cb32b890858b52b2c34e80590c74a |
| linux | linux | >= dd96daca6c83ecaf37f38ff49d8d174bbff576b4 < 6c038b58a2dc5a008c7e7a1297f5aaa4deaaaa7e | 6c038b58a2dc5a008c7e7a1297f5aaa4deaaaa7e |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.12.41-1 | 6.12.41-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.16.3-1 | 6.16.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.2 < 6.12.39 | 6.12.39 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.13 < 6.15.7 | 6.15.7 |
| msrc | azl3_kernel_6.6.96.1-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.186.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc7.1HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu3.2LOW
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-15·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2025-38566 [LOW] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the s
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-04·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2025-38493 [LOW] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA engine subsys
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-26·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2025-38566 [LOW] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA engine subsys
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-21·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2025-38566 [LOW] Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA e
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-21·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2025-38493 [LOW] Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA engine
Red Hat
kernel: ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
vendor_redhat·2025-07-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-38438 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 kernel: ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
kernel: ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
sof_pdata->tplg_filename can have address allocated by kstrdup()
and can be overwritten. Memory leak was detected with kmemleak:
unreferenced object 0xffff88812391ff60 (size 16):
comm "kworker/4:1", pid 161, jiffies 4294802931
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
73 6f 66 2d 68 64 61 2d 67 65 6e 65 72 69 63 00 sof-hda-generic.
backtrace (crc 4bf1675c):
__kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x49c/0x6b0
kstrdup+0x46/0xc0
hda_machine_select.cold+0x1de/0x12cf [snd_sof_intel_hda_generic]
sof_init_environment+0x16f/0xb50 [snd_sof]
sof_probe_continue+0x45/0x7c0 [snd_sof]
sof_probe_work+0x1e/0x40 [snd_sof]
process_on
Microsoft
ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
vendor_msrc·2025-07-08·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2025-38438 [MEDIUM] ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
Linux: Linux
Customer Action Required: Yes
Debian
CVE-2025-38438: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: ...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-38438 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-38438: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: ...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak. sof_pdata->tplg_filename can have address allocated by kstrdup() and can be overwritten. Memory leak was detected with kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff88812391ff60 (size 16): comm "kworker/4:1", pid 161, jiffies 4294802931 hex dump (first 16 bytes): 73 6f 66 2d 68 64 61 2d 67 65 6e 65 72 69 63 00 sof-hda-generic. backtrace (crc 4bf1675c): __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x49c/0x6b0 kstrdup+0x46/0xc0 hda_machine_select.cold+0x1de/0x12cf [snd_sof_intel_hda_generic] sof_init_environment+0x16f/0xb50 [snd_sof] sof_probe_continue+0x45/0x7c0 [snd_sof] sof_probe_work+0x1e/0x40 [snd_sof] process_one_work+0x894/0x14b0 worker_thread+0x5e5/0xfb0 kthread+0x39d/0x760 ret
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.14 vulnerabilities
osv·2025-12-15·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2024-36331 [LOW] linux-azure, linux-azure-6.14 vulnerabilities
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.14 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
-
OSV
linux-gcp-6.14, linux-raspi vulnerabilities
osv·2025-12-04·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2024-36331 [LOW] linux-gcp-6.14, linux-raspi vulnerabilities
linux-gcp-6.14, linux-raspi vulnerabilities
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA engine subsystem;
- EDAC drivers;
- GPU drivers;
- HID subsystem;
- Har
OSV
linux-aws-6.14, linux-oracle-6.14 vulnerabilities
osv·2025-11-26·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2024-36331 [LOW] linux-aws-6.14, linux-oracle-6.14 vulnerabilities
linux-aws-6.14, linux-oracle-6.14 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA engine subsystem;
- EDAC drivers;
- GPU drivers;
- HID subsystem;
OSV
linux-oem-6.14 vulnerabilities
osv·2025-11-21·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2024-36331 [LOW] linux-oem-6.14 vulnerabilities
linux-oem-6.14 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HID subsystem;
- Hardware monitoring drivers;
- I
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities
osv·2025-11-21·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2024-36331 [LOW] linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA engine subsystem;
- EDAC
OSV
linux-realtime-6.14 vulnerabilities
osv·2025-11-21·CVSS 3.2
CVE-2024-36331 [LOW] linux-realtime-6.14 vulnerabilities
linux-realtime-6.14 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could
allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest
memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Network block device driver;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and drivers;
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- Device frequency scaling framework;
- DMA engine subsystem;
- EDAC drivers;
- GPU drivers;
- HID subsystem;
- Hardware mo
GHSA
GHSA-rvg6-v4xx-qvv4: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-07-25
CVE-2025-38438 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 GHSA-rvg6-v4xx-qvv4: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak.
sof_pdata->tplg_filename can have address allocated by kstrdup()
and can be overwritten. Memory leak was detected with kmemleak:
unreferenced object 0xffff88812391ff60 (size 16):
comm "kworker/4:1", pid 161, jiffies 4294802931
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
73 6f 66 2d 68 64 61 2d 67 65 6e 65 72 69 63 00 sof-hda-generic.
backtrace (crc 4bf1675c):
__kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x49c/0x6b0
kstrdup+0x46/0xc0
hda_machine_select.cold+0x1de/0x12cf [snd_sof_intel_hda_generic]
sof_init_environment+0x16f/0xb50 [snd_sof]
sof_probe_continue+0x45/0x7c0 [snd_sof]
sof_probe_work+0x1e/0x40 [snd_sof]
process_one_work+0x894/0x14b0
worker_thread+0x5e5/0xfb0
kthread+0x39d/0x760
OSV
CVE-2025-38438: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak
osv·2025-07-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-38438 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-38438: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Use devm_kstrdup() to avoid memleak. sof_pdata->tplg_filename can have address allocated by kstrdup() and can be overwritten. Memory leak was detected with kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff88812391ff60 (size 16): comm "kworker/4:1", pid 161, jiffies 4294802931 hex dump (first 16 bytes): 73 6f 66 2d 68 64 61 2d 67 65 6e 65 72 69 63 00 sof-hda-generic. backtrace (crc 4bf1675c): __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x49c/0x6b0 kstrdup+0x46/0xc0 hda_machine_select.cold+0x1de/0x12cf [snd_sof_intel_hda_generic] sof_init_environment+0x16f/0xb50 [snd_sof] sof_probe_continue+0x45/0x7c0 [snd_sof] sof_probe_work+0x1e/0x40 [snd_sof] process_one_work+0x894/0x14b0 worker_thread+0x5e5/0xfb0 kthread+0x39d/0x760 ret
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2025-07-25
Published