7.8

CVE-2025-23157: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23157DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23157
Published 01-05-2025Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-23157 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 42 · Related 40

Timeline

  1. 01-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: venus: hfi_parser: add check to avoid out of bound access There is a possibility that init_codecs is invoked multiple times during manipulated payload from video firmware. In such case, if codecs_count can get incremented to value more than MAX_CODEC_NUM, there can be OOB access. Reset the count so that it always starts from beginning.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.21% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu134 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-144.157 | < 6.8.0-100.100
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1088.95 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < e5133a0b25463674903fdc0528e0a29b7267130e | ≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < 2b8b9ea4e26a501eb220ea189e42b4527e65bdfa | ≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < 1ad6aa1464b8a5ce5c194458315021e8d216108e | ≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < 26bbedd06d85770581fda5d78e78539bb088fad1 | ≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < d4d88ece4ba91df5b02f1d3f599650f9e9fc0f45 | ≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < 53e376178ceacca3ef1795038b22fc9ef45ff1d3 | ≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < b2541e29d82da8a0df728aadec3e0a8db55d517b | ≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < cb5be9039f91979f8a2fac29f529f746d7848f3e | ≥ 1a73374a04e555103e5369429a30999114001dda, < 172bf5a9ef70a399bb227809db78442dc01d9e48 | 4.19
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.19, < 5.4.293 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.237 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.181 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.135 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.88 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.24 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.13.12 | ≥ 6.14, < 6.14.3

3 vendors · 138 products

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