In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store() If the 'buf' array received from the user contains an empty string, the 'length' variable will be zero. Accessing the 'buf' array element with index 'length - 1' will result in a buffer overflow. Add a check for an empty string. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
History

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store() If the 'buf' array received from the user contains an empty string, the 'length' variable will be zero. Accessing the 'buf' array element with index 'length - 1' will result in a buffer overflow. Add a check for an empty string. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Title platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-18T09:33:51.986Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:23.980Z

Link: CVE-2025-38077

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-18T10:15:41.240

Modified: 2025-06-18T13:46:52.973

Link: CVE-2025-38077

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-06-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38077 - Bugzilla