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High · CVSS 7.8CVE-2025-38478

comedi: Fix initialization of data for instructions that write to subdeviceCVE-2025-38478

Answer in brief

CVE-2025-38478 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in comedi: Fix initialization of data for instructions that write to subdevice. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.

Published Jul 28, 2025Updated Oct 15, 2026Source checked Nov 4, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 5, 2026Material review Oct 15, 2026
Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk
High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation
Not marked as known exploited
Affected software
10 mapped packages or products
Fix availability
Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Affected products and reported versions
ProductAffected versionsFixed versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
PackageAffected rangeFixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric>=ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4 <6f38c6380c3b38a05032b8881e41137385a6ce02 || >=ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4 <13e4d9038a1e869445a996a3f604a84ef52fe8f4 || >=ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4 <020eed5681d0f9bced73970368078a92d6cfaa9c || >=ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4 <d3436638738ace8f101af7bdee2eae1bc38e9b29 || >=ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4 <673ee92bd2d31055bca98a1d96b653f5284289c4 || >=ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4 <c42116dc70af6664526f7aa82cf937824ab42649 || >=ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4 <fe8713fb4e4e82a4f91910d9a41bf0613e69a0b9 || >=ed9eccbe8970f6eedc1b978c157caf1251a896d4 <46d8c744136ce2454aa4c35c138cc06817f92b8e6f38c6380c3b38a05032b8881e41137385a6ce02, 13e4d9038a1e869445a996a3f604a84ef52fe8f4, 020eed5681d0f9bced73970368078a92d6cfaa9c, d3436638738ace8f101af7bdee2eae1bc38e9b29, 673ee92bd2d31055bca98a1d96b653f5284289c4, c42116dc70af6664526f7aa82cf937824ab42649, fe8713fb4e4e82a4f91910d9a41bf0613e69a0b9, 46d8c744136ce2454aa4c35c138cc06817f92b8e
Linux/Linuxgeneric2.6.29Not reported

Recommended response

  1. 1Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux.
  2. 2Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to 6f38c6380c3b38a05032b8881e41137385a6ce02 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

  1. Published upstream

    Jul 28, 2025

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
  2. Source modified

    Oct 15, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
  3. First seen by HOL

    Aug 5, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

  • Source referencegit.kernel.org
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  • Source referencegit.kernel.org
  • Source referencegit.kernel.org
  • Source referencelists.debian.org
  • Source referencelists.debian.org
Upstream source description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: Fix initialization of data for instructions that write to subdevice Some Comedi subdevice instruction handlers are known to access instruction data elements beyond the first `insn->n` elements in some cases. The `do_insn_ioctl()` and `do_insnlist_ioctl()` functions allocate at least `MIN_SAMPLES` (16) data elements to deal with this, but they do not initialize all of that. For Comedi instruction codes that write to the subdevice, the first `insn->n` data elements are copied from user-space, but the remaining elements are left uninitialized. That could be a problem if the subdevice instruction handler reads the uninitialized data. Ensure that the first `MIN_SAMPLES` elements are initialized before calling these instruction handlers, filling the uncopied elements with 0. For `do_insnlist_ioctl()`, the same data buffer elements are used for handling a list of instructions, so ensure the first `MIN_SAMPLES` elements are initialized for each instruction that writes to the subdevice.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.

Record context

Vulnerability class
Vulnerability
EPSS
Not reported
CWE IDs
CWE-908
Source
CVE List V5
Source checked
Nov 4, 2026
References
10 linked sources
Open source record