VDB-320375 · CVE-2025-38547 · EUVD-2025-25101

Linux Kernel up to 6.12.39/6.15.7 axp20x_adc privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.39/6.15.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component axp20x_adc. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-38547. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.39/6.15.7. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component axp20x_adc. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: axp20x_adc: Add missing sentinel to AXP717 ADC channel maps The AXP717 ADC channel maps is missing a sentinel entry at the end. This causes a KASAN warning. Add the missing sentinel entry.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-38547 since 04/16/2025. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276629 (Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7879-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.12.40 or 6.15.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 086a76474121bf2351438e311376ec67b410b2ea/0c0c01c88bb69951539539d2001e67f0c613001f/3281ddcea6429f7bc1fdb39d407752dd1371aba9 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (276629), EUVD (EUVD-2025-25101) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1858). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE openSUSE
RESF Rocky Linux
Dell Avamar
Open Source Linux Kernel
Dell NetWorker
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
IBM QRadar SIEM
IBM Security Verify Access

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Linux

Name

Kernel

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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