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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38342

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Correct a OOB check in software_node_get_reference_args() software_node_get_reference_args() want

Published Jul 10, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38342. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe debian/debian linux · cpe linux/linux kernel · vendor Linux Linux 59abd83672f70cac4b6bf9b237506c5bc6837606 <4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Correct a OOB check in software_node_get_reference_args() software_node_get_reference_args() wants to get @index-th element, so the property value requires at least '(index + 1) * sizeof(*ref)' bytes but that can not be guaranteed by current OOB check, and may cause OOB for malformed property. Fix by using as OOB check '((index + 1) * sizeof(*ref) > prop->length)'.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe debian/debian linux11.0
  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
  • vendor Linux Linux 59abd83672f70cac4b6bf9b237506c5bc6837606 <4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b59abd83672f70cac4b6bf9b237506c5bc6837606 <4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b

How to fix CVE-2025-38342

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38342. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 11.0; Linux Linux 59abd83672f70cac4b6bf9b237506c5bc6837606 <4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b 59abd83672f70cac4b6bf9b237506c5bc6837606 <4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 10, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Correct a OOB check in software_node_get_reference_args() software_node_get_reference_args() wants to get @index-th element, so the property value requires at least '(index + 1) * sizeof(*ref)' bytes but that can not be guaranteed by current OOB check, and may cause OOB for malformed property. Fix by using as OOB ch

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Correct a OOB check in software_node_get_reference_args() software_node_get_reference_args() wants to get @index-th element, so the property value requires at least '(index + 1) * sizeof(*ref)' bytes but that can not be guaranteed by current OOB check, and may cause OOB for malformed property. Fix by using as OOB ch

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38342

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-38342

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-20904

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Correct a OOB check in software_node_get_reference_args() software_node_get_reference_args() wants to get @index-th element, so the property value requires at least '(index + 1) * sizeof(*ref)' byt

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38342

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: software node: Correct a OOB check in software_node_get_reference_args() software_node_get_reference_args() wants to get @index-th element, so the property value requires at least '(index + 1) * sizeof(*ref)' b

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.