CVE-2025-38226

HIGH
Published Jul 4, 2025 Modified Dec 18, 2025 CWE-787

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vivid: Change the siize of the composing syzkaller found a bug: BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in tpg_fill_plane_pattern drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c:2608 [inline] BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in tpg_fill_plane_buffer+0x1a9c/0x5af0 drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c:2705 Write of size 1440 at addr ffffc9000d0ffda0 by task vivid-000-vid-c/5304 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5304 Comm: vivid-000-vid-c Not tainted 6.14.0-rc2-syzkaller-00039-g09fbf3d50205 #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:489 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:602 kasan_check_range+0x282/0x290 mm/kasan/generic.c:189 __asan_memcpy+0x40/0x70 mm/kasan/shadow.c:106 tpg_fill_plane_pattern drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c:2608 [inline] tpg_fill_plane_buffer+0x1a9c/0x5af0 drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c:2705 vivid_fillbuff drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c:470 [inline] vivid_thread_vid_cap_tick+0xf8e/0x60d0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c:629 vivid_thread_vid_cap+0x8aa/0xf30 drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c:767 kthread+0x7a9/0x920 kernel/kthread.c:464 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 </TASK> The composition size cannot be larger than the size of fmt_cap_rect. So execute v4l2_rect_map_inside() even if has_compose_cap == 0.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
debian debian_linux

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-38226? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vivid: Change the siize of the composing syzkaller found a bug: BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in tpg_fill_plane_pattern drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c:2608 [inline] BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in tpg_fill_plane_buffer+0x1a9c/0x5af0 drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c:2705 Write of size 1440 at addr ffffc9000d0ffda0 by task vivid-000-vid-c/5304 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5304 Comm: vivid-000-vid-c Not tainted 6.14.0-rc2-syzkaller-00039-g09fbf3d50205 #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:489 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:602 kasan_check_range+0x282/0x290 mm/kasan/generic.c:189 __asan_memcpy+0x40/0x70 mm/kasan/shadow.c:106 tpg_fill_plane_pattern drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c:2608 [inline] tpg_fill_plane_buffer+0x1a9c/0x5af0 drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c:2705 vivid_fillbuff drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c:470 [inline] vivid_thread_vid_cap_tick+0xf8e/0x60d0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c:629 vivid_thread_vid_cap+0x8aa/0xf30 drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c:767 kthread+0x7a9/0x920 kernel/kthread.c:464 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 </TASK> The composition size cannot be larger than the size of fmt_cap_rect. So execute v4l2_rect_map_inside() even if has_compose_cap == 0. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2025-38226? +
CVE-2025-38226 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-38226? +
CVE-2025-38226 affects products from debian, linux, specifically: debian_linux, linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-38226? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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