{"id":"CVE-2025-38408","revision":"f034d9d372a04a4085de832989ecd6fa","records":[{"revision":"f034d9d372a04a4085de832989ecd6fa","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-38408","aliases":[],"title":"genirq/irq_sim: Initialize work context pointers properly","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngenirq/irq_sim: Initialize work context pointers properly\n\nInitialize `ops` member's pointers properly by using kzalloc() instead of\nkmalloc() when allocating the simulation work context. Otherwise the\npointers contain random content leading to invalid dereferencing.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-07-25T13:20:13.253+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T21:52:15.497+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"kernel/irq/irq_sim.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"337cbeb2c13eb4cab84f576fd402d7ae4ed31ae1\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"186df821de0f34490ed5fc0861243748b2483861\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"337cbeb2c13eb4cab84f576fd402d7ae4ed31ae1\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"c71aa4bb528ae6f8fd7577a0a39e5a03c60b04fb\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"337cbeb2c13eb4cab84f576fd402d7ae4ed31ae1\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"ec3656a8cb428d763def32bc2fa695f94be23629\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"337cbeb2c13eb4cab84f576fd402d7ae4ed31ae1\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"19bd7597858dd15802c1d99fcc38e528f469080a\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                       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\"6.15.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.16\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186df821de0f34490ed5fc0861243748b2483861","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71aa4bb528ae6f8fd7577a0a39e5a03c60b04fb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec3656a8cb428d763def32bc2fa695f94be23629","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19bd7597858dd15802c1d99fcc38e528f469080a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f73d1def72532bac4d55ea8838f457a6bed955c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2277a3c9e4cc5398f80821afe7ecbe9bdf2819"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38408","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2025-38408","identifiers":["CVE-2025-38408"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}