CVE-2025-38729
High
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Validate UAC3 power domain descriptors, too UAC3 power domain descriptors need to be verified with its variable bLength for avoiding the unexpected OOB accesses by malicious firmware, too.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedSep 4, 2025
First seenSep 4, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-787Out-of-bounds write
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2 or later
Patches
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/07c8d78dbb5e0ff8b23f7fd69cd1d4e2ba22b3dc
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1666207ba0a5973735ef010812536adde6174e81
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/29b415ec09f5b9d1dfa2423b826725a8c8796b9a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/40714daf4d0448e1692c78563faf0ed0f9d9b5c7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/452ad54f432675982cc0d6eb6c40a6c86ac61dbd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd08d390d15b204cac1d3174f5f149a20c52e61a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d832ccbc301fbd9e5a1d691bdcf461cdb514595f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebc9e06b6ea978a20abf9b87d41afc51b2d745ac
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f03418bb9d542f44df78eec2eff4ac83c0a8ac0d
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 4.17 ≤ v < 5.4.297, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.241, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.190, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.149, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.103, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.43, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.11, 6.16 ≤ v < 6.16.2, 6.17 | 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2 |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
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