CVE-2025-38386
"Intel ACPICA Method Argument Validation Denial of Service"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Refuse to evaluate a method if arguments are missing As reported in [1], a platform firmware update that increased the number of method parameters and forgot to update a least one of its callers, caused ACPICA to crash due to use-after-free. Since this a result of a clear AML issue that arguably cannot be fixed up by the interpreter (it cannot produce missing data out of thin air), address it by making ACPICA refuse to evaluate a method if the caller attempts to pass fewer arguments than expected to it.
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Published Date :
July 25, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 25, 2025, 3:29 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Update the affected Linux packages.
- Upgrade the affs-modules package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 25, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Refuse to evaluate a method if arguments are missing As reported in [1], a platform firmware update that increased the number of method parameters and forgot to update a least one of its callers, caused ACPICA to crash due to use-after-free. Since this a result of a clear AML issue that arguably cannot be fixed up by the interpreter (it cannot produce missing data out of thin air), address it by making ACPICA refuse to evaluate a method if the caller attempts to pass fewer arguments than expected to it. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ff4ed6a33a7e3f2097710eacc96bea7696e803 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2219e49857ffd6aea1b1ca5214d3270f84623a16 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4305d936abde795c2ef6ba916de8f00a50f64d2d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fcab2791543924d438e7fa49276d0998b0a069f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1e8491c19eb2ea0fda81ef28e841c7cb6399f5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b49d224d1830c46e20adce2a239c454cdab426f1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9e4da550ae196132b990bd77ed3d8f2d9747f87 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d547779e72cea9865b732cd45393c4cd02b3598e