PT-2025-28004 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published

2025-07-04

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Updated

2026-05-26

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CVE-2025-38229

CVSS v2.0

7.7

High

VectorAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description: A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, related to the media component, specifically the cxusb module. The issue occurred when the write operation of usb bulk msg() in dvb usb generic rw() failed, resulting in the read operation not being executed, and ultimately, a variable was not initialized. This led to a reported uninit-value in cxusb i2c xfer. The vulnerability was identified by syzbot.
Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Improper Initialization

Use of Uninitialized Resource

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

AZL-64773
BDU:2025-10770
CVE-2025-38229
DLA-4327-1
DLA-4328-1
DSA-5973-1
ECHO-8136-F640-82D5
MGASA-2025-0218
MGASA-2025-0219
OESA-2025-1869
OESA-2025-1870
OESA-2025-1871
OESA-2025-1872
OESA-2025-1873
OESA-2025-1874
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1
SUSE-SU-2025:02853-1
SUSE-SU-2025:02923-1
SUSE-SU-2025:02969-1
SUSE-SU-2025:02996-1
SUSE-SU-2025:02997-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03011-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03023-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20577-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20586-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20601-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20602-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1
SUSE-SU-2025_02853-1
SUSE-SU-2025_02969-1
SUSE-SU-2025_02996-1
SUSE-SU-2025_02997-1
SUSE-SU-2025_03011-1
SUSE-SU-2025_03023-1
USN-7774-1
USN-7774-2
USN-7774-3
USN-7774-4
USN-7774-5
USN-7775-1
USN-7775-2
USN-7775-3
USN-7776-1
USN-7833-1
USN-7833-2
USN-7833-3
USN-7833-4
USN-7834-1
USN-7856-1
USN-8028-1
USN-8028-2
USN-8028-3
USN-8028-4
USN-8028-5
USN-8028-6
USN-8028-7
USN-8028-8
USN-8031-1
USN-8031-2
USN-8031-3
USN-8052-1
USN-8052-2
USN-8074-1
USN-8074-2
USN-8126-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu