CVE-2025-38142

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: July 03, 2025 Modified: December 18, 2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) check sensor index in read_string() Prevent a potential invalid memory access when the requested sensor is not found. find_ec_sensor_index() may return a negative value (e.g. -ENOENT), but its result was used without checking, which could lead to undefined behavior when passed to get_sensor_info(). Add a proper check to return -EINVAL if sensor_index is negative. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [groeck: Return error code returned from find_ec_sensor_index]

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19bd9cde38dd4ca1771aed7afba623e7f4247c8e
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25be318324563c63cbd9cb53186203a08d2f83a1
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e9e45746b861ebd54c03ef301da2cb8fc990536
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bf529ce84dccc0074dbc704e70aee4aa545057e
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eeb3df6f07a886bdfd52757ede127a59a8784dc
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
4th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian linux