CVE-2025-39818
- Published: 2025-09-16T13:15:57.737
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: intel-thc-hid: intel-thc: Fix incorrect pointer arithmetic in I2C regs save
Improper use of secondary pointer (&dev->i2c_subip_regs) caused
kernel crash and out-of-bounds error:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510
Write of size 4 at addr ffff888136005dc0 by task kworker/u33:5/5107
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 5107 Comm: kworker/u33:5 Not tainted 6.16.0+ #3 PREEMPT(voluntary)
Workqueue: async async_run_entry_fn
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x76/0xa0
print_report+0xd1/0x660
? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10
? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x26/0x200
kasan_report+0xe1/0x120
? _regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510
? _regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510
__asan_report_store4_noabort+0x17/0x30
_regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510
? __pfx__regmap_bulk_read+0x10/0x10
regmap_bulk_read+0x270/0x3d0
pio_complete+0x1ee/0x2c0 [intel_thc]
? __pfx_pio_complete+0x10/0x10 [intel_thc]
? __pfx_pio_wait+0x10/0x10 [intel_thc]
? regmap_update_bits_base+0x13b/0x1f0
thc_i2c_subip_pio_read+0x117/0x270 [intel_thc]
thc_i2c_subip_regs_save+0xc2/0x140 [intel_thc]
? __pfx_thc_i2c_subip_regs_save+0x10/0x10 [intel_thc]
[…]
The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888136005d00
which belongs to the cache kmalloc-rnd-12-192 of size 192
The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of
allocated 192-byte region [ffff888136005d00, ffff888136005dc0)
Replaced with direct array indexing (&dev->i2c_subip_regs[i]) to ensure
safe memory access.
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How to fix CVE-2025-39818
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-thc-hid: intel-thc: Fix incorrect pointer arithmetic in I2C regs save Improper use of secondary pointer (&dev->i2c_subip_regs) caused kernel crash and out-of-bounds error: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _regmap_bulk_read+0x449/0x510 Write of size 4 at addr ffff888136005dc0 by task kworker/u33:5/5107 CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 5107 Comm: […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- 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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