PT-2025-36002 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published 2025-08-14 · Updated 2026-04-20 · CVE-2025-38729

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw in the ALSA subsystem related to USB audio. Specifically, UAC3 power domain descriptors require validation of their bLength variable to prevent out-of-bounds (OOB) access triggered by malicious firmware.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Corruption

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

AZL-66803

AZL-73848

BDU:2025-15744

CVE-2025-38729

DLA-4327-1

DLA-4328-1

DSA-6009-1

ECHO-93CE-4D74-DBFB

MGASA-2025-0234

MGASA-2025-0235

OESA-2025-2553

OESA-2025-2765

OESA-2025-2766

OESA-2025-2767

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1

USN-7909-1

USN-7909-2

USN-7909-3

USN-7909-4

USN-7909-5

USN-7910-1

USN-7910-2

USN-7933-1

USN-7938-1

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

Debian

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 3714

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38729.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40169 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40070 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37828 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39992 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40281 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37811 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38414 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40200 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40110 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38679 · Vendor Advisory