CVE-2025-38077
Dell WMI Sysman Buffer Overflow
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.
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Published Date :
June 18, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 18, 2025, 1:46 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
CVE-2025-38077 vulnerability.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jun. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e89a4077490f52cde652d17e32519b666abf3a6 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60bd13f8c4b3de2c910ae1cdbef85b9bbc9685f5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8594a123cfa23d708582dc6fb36da34479ef8a5b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97066373ffd55bd9af0b512ff3dd1f647620a3dc Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86465626917df3b8bdd2756ec0cc9d179c5af0f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7cde625872709b8cedad9b241e0ec3d82fa7d3