CVE-2025-38497
- Published: 2025-07-28T12:15:31.963
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: configfs: Fix OOB read on empty string write
When writing an empty string to either ‘qw_sign’ or ‘landingPage’
sysfs attributes, the store functions attempt to access page[l – 1]
before validating that the length ‘l’ is greater than zero.
This patch fixes the vulnerability by adding a check at the beginning
of os_desc_qw_sign_store() and webusb_landingPage_store() to handle
the zero-length input case gracefully by returning immediately.
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How to fix CVE-2025-38497
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: configfs: Fix OOB read on empty string write When writing an empty string to either ‘qw_sign’ or ‘landingPage’ sysfs attributes, the store functions attempt to access page[l – 1] before validating that the length ‘l’ is greater than zero. This patch fixes the […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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