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CVE-2025-23159MEDIUM
Linux Linux — media: venus: hfi: add a check to handle OOB in sfr region
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0021   12.1     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    d96d3f30c0f2f564f6922bf4ccdf4464992e31fb –  —
  Linux    4.13 –                                      5.4.293
TIMELINE
  Jan 11  Reserved by Linux
  May 1   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-23159 (Linux). CVSS 8.4 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-787 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 11 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: venus: hfi: add a check to handle OOB in sfr region sfr->buf_size is in shared memory and can be modified by malicious user. OOB write is possible when the size is made higher than actual sfr data buffer. Cap the size to allocated size for such cases.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
January 11, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
May 1, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-23159 (Linux). CVSS 8.4 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxd96d3f30c0f2f564f6922bf4ccdf4464992e31fb
LinuxLinux4.135.4.293

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (11)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-23159 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-23159 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.