CVE-2025-38629

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb: scarlett2: Fix missing NULL check scarlett2_input_select_ctl_info() sets up the string arrays allocated via kasprintf(), but it misses NULL checks, which may lead to NULL dereference Oops. Let's add the proper NULL check.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c735fcaee81ad8056960659dc9dc460891e76b0	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d558db85920b124bac36f8a7ddc5de0aa7491bdd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df485a4b2b3ee5b35c80f990beb554e38a8a5fb1	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

26 Nov 2025, 17:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
CWE		CWE-476
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c735fcaee81ad8056960659dc9dc460891e76b0 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c735fcaee81ad8056960659dc9dc460891e76b0 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d558db85920b124bac36f8a7ddc5de0aa7491bdd -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d558db85920b124bac36f8a7ddc5de0aa7491bdd - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df485a4b2b3ee5b35c80f990beb554e38a8a5fb1 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df485a4b2b3ee5b35c80f990beb554e38a8a5fb1 - Patch

Information

Published : 2025-08-22 16:15

Updated : 2025-11-26 17:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-38629

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38629

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38629

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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