Linux Kernel up to 6.12.40/6.15.8 ASoC mt8365_dai_set_priv out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.40/6.15.8 and classified as critical. The impacted element is the function mt8365_dai_set_priv of the component ASoC. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-38662. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.40/6.15.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function mt8365_dai_set_priv of the component ASoC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8365-dai-i2s: pass correct size to mt8365_dai_set_priv Given mt8365_dai_set_priv allocate priv_size space to copy priv_data which means we should pass mt8365_i2s_priv[i] or "struct mtk_afe_i2s_priv" instead of afe_priv which has the size of "struct mt8365_afe_private". Otherwise the KASAN complains about. [ 59.389765] BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in mt8365_dai_set_priv+0xc8/0x168 [snd_soc_mt8365_pcm] ... [ 59.394789] Call trace: [ 59.395167] dump_backtrace+0xa0/0x128 [ 59.395733] show_stack+0x20/0x38 [ 59.396238] dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x148 [ 59.396806] print_report+0x37c/0x5e0 [ 59.397358] kasan_report+0xac/0xf8 [ 59.397885] kasan_check_range+0xe8/0x190 [ 59.398485] asan_memcpy+0x3c/0x98 [ 59.399022] mt8365_dai_set_priv+0xc8/0x168 [snd_soc_mt8365_pcm] [ 59.399928] mt8365_dai_i2s_register+0x1e8/0x2b0 [snd_soc_mt8365_pcm] [ 59.400893] mt8365_afe_pcm_dev_probe+0x4d0/0xdf0 [snd_soc_mt8365_pcm] [ 59.401873] platform_probe+0xcc/0x228 [ 59.402442] really_probe+0x340/0x9e8 [ 59.402992] driver_probe_device+0x16c/0x3f8 [ 59.403638] driver_probe_device+0x64/0x1d8 [ 59.404256] driver_attach+0x1dc/0x4c8 [ 59.404840] bus_for_each_dev+0x100/0x190 [ 59.405442] driver_attach+0x44/0x68 [ 59.405980] bus_add_driver+0x23c/0x500 [ 59.406550] driver_register+0xf8/0x3d0 [ 59.407122] platform_driver_register+0x68/0x98 [ 59.407810] mt8365_afe_pcm_driver_init+0x2c/0xff8 [snd_soc_mt8365_pcm]

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-38662 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. There are known technical details, but no exploit is 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 6.12.41 or 6.15.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 1dc0ed16cfbc3c28a07a89904071cfa802fdcee1/6e621dd99c57db916842865debaa65f20bbd6d8e/6bea85979d05470e6416a2bb504a9bcd9178304c 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) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1898). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Google Cloud Platform
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• NetApp AFF
• NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
• SUSE openSUSE
• Dell Avamar
• NetApp FAS
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• Dell ECS

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
• 6.12.10
• 6.12.11
• 6.12.12
• 6.12.13
• 6.12.14
• 6.12.15
• 6.12.16
• 6.12.17
• 6.12.18
• 6.12.19
• 6.12.20
• 6.12.21
• 6.12.22
• 6.12.23
• 6.12.24
• 6.12.25
• 6.12.26
• 6.12.27
• 6.12.28
• 6.12.29
• 6.12.30
• 6.12.31
• 6.12.32
• 6.12.33
• 6.12.34
• 6.12.35
• 6.12.36
• 6.12.37
• 6.12.38
• 6.12.39
• 6.12.40
• 6.15.0
• 6.15.1
• 6.15.2
• 6.15.3
• 6.15.4
• 6.15.5
• 6.15.6
• 6.15.7
• 6.15.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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