CVE-2025-38676: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38676DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38676
Published 26-08-2025Last modified 23-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-38676 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 45 · Related 41DLA-4327-1DLA-4328-1DSA-6008-1DSA-6009-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1SUSE-SU-2025:3725-1SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1SUSE-SU-2026:20560-1USN-7909-1USN-7909-2USN-7909-3USN-7909-4USN-7909-5USN-7910-1USN-7910-2USN-7933-1USN-7938-1USN-8028-1USN-8028-2USN-8028-3USN-8028-4USN-8028-5USN-8028-6USN-8028-7USN-8028-8USN-8031-1USN-8031-2USN-8031-3USN-8052-1USN-8052-2USN-8074-1USN-8074-2USN-8126-1
Timeline
- 26-08-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/amd: Avoid stack buffer overflow from kernel cmdline While the kernel command line is considered trusted in most environments, avoid writing 1 byte past the end of "acpiid" if the "str" argument is maximum length.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.40% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.40%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu144 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-100.100
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.153-1 | < 6.12.48-1 | < 6.16.5-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ f2a5ec7f7b28f9b9cd5fac232ff51019a7f7b9e9, < a732502bf3bbe859613b6d7b2b0313b11f0474ac | ≥ c513043e0afe6a8ba79d00af358655afabb576d2, < 0ad8509b468fa1058f4f400a1829f29e4ccc4de8 | ≥ 2ae19ac3ea82a5b87a81c10adbb497c9e58bdd60, < 9ff52d3af0ef286535749e14e3fe9eceb39a8349 | ≥ b6b26d86c61c441144c72f842f7469bb686e1211, < 8f80c633cba144f721d38d9380f23d23ab7db10e | ≥ b6b26d86c61c441144c72f842f7469bb686e1211, < 4bdb0f78bddbfa77d3ab458a21dd9cec495d317a | ≥ b6b26d86c61c441144c72f842f7469bb686e1211, < 736db11c86f03e717fc4bf771d05efdf10d23acb | ≥ b6b26d86c61c441144c72f842f7469bb686e1211, < 8503d0fcb1086a7cfe26df67ca4bd9bd9e99bdec | 5e97dc748d13fad582136ba0c8cec215c7aeeb17 | 63cd11165e5e0ea2012254c764003eda1f9adb7d | ≥ 5.10.175, < 5.10.241 | ≥ 5.15.103, < 5.15.190 | ≥ 6.1.16, < 6.1.149 | ≥ 5.4.237, < 5.5 | ≥ 6.2.3, < 6.3 | 6.3
- linux_kernel≥ 5.4.237, < 5.5 | ≥ 5.10.175, < 5.10.241 | ≥ 5.15.103, < 5.15.190 | ≥ 6.1.16, < 6.1.149 | ≥ 6.2.3, < 6.6.103 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.44 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.16.4 | 6.17:rc1 | 6.17:rc2
3 vendors · 148 products
References
40 links- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory