CVE-2025-38077
platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Avoid buffer overflow in current_password_store()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < fb7cde625872709b8cedad9b241e0ec3d82fa7d3 e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 60bd13f8c4b3de2c910ae1cdbef85b9bbc9685f5 e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < f86465626917df3b8bdd2756ec0cc9d179c5af0f e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 8594a123cfa23d708582dc6fb36da34479ef8a5b e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 97066373ffd55bd9af0b512ff3dd1f647620a3dc e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 4e89a4077490f52cde652d17e32519b666abf3a6
Linux / Linux
5.11
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7cde625872709b8cedad9b241e0ec3d82fa7d3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60bd13f8c4b3de2c910ae1cdbef85b9bbc9685f5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86465626917df3b8bdd2756ec0cc9d179c5af0f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8594a123cfa23d708582dc6fb36da34479ef8a5b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97066373ffd55bd9af0b512ff3dd1f647620a3dc git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e89a4077490f52cde652d17e32519b666abf3a6 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html