CVE-2025-38613
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: gpib: fix unset padding field copy back to userspace The introduction of a padding field in the gpib_board_info_ioctl is showing up as initialized data on the stack frame being copyied back to userspace in function board_info_ioctl. The simplest fix is to initialize the entire struct to zero to ensure all unassigned padding fields are zero'd before being copied back to userspace.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedAug 19, 2025
First seenAug 19, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.16.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 6.13 ≤ v < 6.16.1 | 6.16.1 |
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