CVE-2025-38688
Published: September 5, 2025Last modified: September 5, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Prevent ALIGN() overflow When allocating IOVA the candidate range gets aligned to the target alignment. If the range is close to ULONG_MAX then the ALIGN() can wrap resulting in a corrupted iova. Open code the ALIGN() using get_add_overflow() to prevent this. This simplifies the checks as we don't need to check for length earlier either. Consolidate the two copies of this code under a single helper. This bug would allow userspace to create a mapping that overlaps with some other mapping or a reserved range.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.44-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79fad1917802c28de51a479318a056a6fbe3e2f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b42497e3c0e74db061eafad41c0cd7243c46436b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d19b817540c0abe84854a64ee9ee34cecc3bbeef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e42a046bb41dcdde4f766a17d8211842007ed537
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebb6021560b94649bec6b8faba6fe0dca2218e81