NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

CVE-2025-38227: media: vidtv: Terminating the subsequent process of initialization failure

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: Linux Linux 1d5f88f053480326873115092bc116b7d14916ba, 685c18bc5a36f823ee725e85aac1303ef5f535ba, 72541cae73d0809a6416bfcd2ee6473046a0013a; azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 1d5f88f053480326873115092bc116b7d14916ba, 685c18bc5a36f823ee725e85aac1303ef5f535ba, 72541cae73d0809a6416bfcd2ee6473046a0013a; azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: Terminating the subsequent process of initialization failure syzbot reported a slab-use-after-free Read in vidtv_mux_init. [1] After PSI initialization fails, the si member is accessed again, resulting in this uaf. After si initialization fails, the subsequent process needs to be exited. [1] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in vidtv_mux_pid_ctx_init drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:78 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in vidtv_mux_init+0xac2/0xbe0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:524 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88802fa42acc by task syz.2.37/6059 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6059 Comm: syz.2.37 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc5-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:408 [inline] print_report+0xc3/0x670 mm/kasan/report.c:521 kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:634 vidtv_mux_pid_ctx_init drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:78 vidtv_mux_init+0xac2/0xbe0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:524 vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 vidtv_start_feed drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239 dmx_section_feed_start_filtering drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c:973 dvb_dmxdev_feed_start drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:508 [inline] dvb_dmxdev_feed_restart.isra.0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:537 dvb_dmxdev_filter_stop+0x2b4/0x3a0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:564 dvb_dmxdev_filter_free drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:840 [inline] dvb_demux_release+0x92/0x550 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1246 __fput+0x3ff/0xb70 fs/file_table.c:464 task_work_run+0x14e/0x250 kernel/task_work.c:227 exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:40 [inline] do_exit+0xad8/0x2d70 kernel/exit.c:938 do_group_exit+0xd3/0x2a0 kernel/exit.c:1087 __do_sys_exit_group kernel/exit.c:1098 [inline] __se_sys_exit_group kernel/exit.c:1096 [inline] __x64_sys_exit_group+0x3e/0x50 kernel/exit.c:1096 x64_sys_call+0x151f/0x1720 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:232 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f871d58d169 Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0x7f871d58d13f. RSP: 002b:00007fff4b19a788 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000e7 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f871d58d169 RDX: 0000000000000064 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: 00007fff4b19a7ec R08: 0000000b4b19a87f R09: 00000000000927c0 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000003 R13: 00000000000927c0 R14: 000000000001d553 R15: 00007fff4b19a840 </TASK> Allocated by task 6059: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:47 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:68 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:394 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:901 [inline] kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1037 [inline] vidtv_psi_pat_table_init drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:970 vidtv_channel_si_init drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:423 vidtv_mux_init drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:519 vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 vidtv_start_feed drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239 dmx_section_feed_start_filtering drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c:973 dvb_dmxdev_feed_start drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:508 [inline] dvb_dmxdev_feed_restart.isra.0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:537 dvb_dmxdev_filter_stop+0x2b4/0x3a0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:564 dvb_dmxdev_filter_free drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:840 [inline] dvb_demux_release+0x92/0x550 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1246 __fput+0x3ff/0xb70 fs/file_tabl ---truncated---

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Memory safety

BDU:2025-13485

Published: Jul 4, 2025
Updated: Aug 5, 2026
EPSS: 0.1% · 8th percentile
CWE: CWE-416

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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.1%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: 7.8
CNA · Linux: 7.8; agree

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Vendor	Product	CPE
linux	linux kernel	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel
debian	debian linux	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

debian debian linux11.0
linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.186
linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.142
linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.95
linux linux kernel5.10.1 and later · before 5.10.239
linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.15.4
linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.35
linux linux kernel5.10

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Linux Linux
- 5.10affected
- 3be8037960bccd13052cfdeba8805ad785041d70 and later · before e1d72ff111eceea6b28dccb7ca4e8f4900b11729affected · git
- 3be8037960bccd13052cfdeba8805ad785041d70 and later · before 7e62be1f3b241bc9faee547864bb39332955509baffected · git
- 3be8037960bccd13052cfdeba8805ad785041d70 and later · before 685c18bc5a36f823ee725e85aac1303ef5f535baaffected · git
- 3be8037960bccd13052cfdeba8805ad785041d70 and later · before 9824e1732a163e005aa84e12ec439493ebd4f097affected · git
- 3be8037960bccd13052cfdeba8805ad785041d70 and later · before 72541cae73d0809a6416bfcd2ee6473046a0013aaffected · git
- 3be8037960bccd13052cfdeba8805ad785041d70 and later · before f8c2483be6e8bb6c2148315b4a924c65bb442b5eaffected · git
- 3be8037960bccd13052cfdeba8805ad785041d70 and later · before 1d5f88f053480326873115092bc116b7d14916baaffected · git
- before 5.10not affected · semver
- 5.10.239 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Debian:12	linux	before 6.1.147-1	6.1.147-1
Debian:13	linux	before 6.12.35-1	6.12.35-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2025-38225Jul 4, 2025 · media: imx-jpeg: Cleanup after an allocation error
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← EarlierCVE-2025-38226Jul 4, 2025 · media: vivid: Change the siize of the composing
31Monitor
Later →CVE-2025-38228Jul 4, 2025 · media: imagination: fix a potential memory leak in e5010_probe()
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
Linux Linux	1d5f88f053480326873115092bc116b7d14916ba	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	685c18bc5a36f823ee725e85aac1303ef5f535ba	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	72541cae73d0809a6416bfcd2ee6473046a0013a	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	7e62be1f3b241bc9faee547864bb39332955509b	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	9824e1732a163e005aa84e12ec439493ebd4f097	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	e1d72ff111eceea6b28dccb7ca4e8f4900b11729	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	f8c2483be6e8bb6c2148315b4a924c65bb442b5e	Vendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0	6.6.96.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases	Microsoft (MSRC)
debian:linux	6.1.147-1 · Debian:12	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-416 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1free(dev->buf);
2/* ... another thread is still running ... */
3process(dev->buf);

Fixed

1lock(&dev->lock);
2free(dev->buf);
3dev->buf = NULL;
4unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC

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References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5f88f053480326873115092bc116b7d14916ba

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