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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L H L N U N N H 4.7 .0013 3.3 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – — Linux 2.6.12 – 5.4.294
TIMELINE Apr 16 Reserved by Linux Jun 18 Published (CNA: Linux) Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38078 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 4.7 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: pcm: Fix race of buffer access at PCM OSS layer The PCM OSS layer tries to clear the buffer with the silence data at initialization (or reconfiguration) of a stream with the explicit call of snd_pcm_format_set_silence() with runtime->dma_area. But this may lead to a UAF because the accessed runtime->dma_area might be freed concurrently, as it's performed outside the PCM ops. For avoiding it, move the code into the PCM core and perform it inside the buffer access lock, so that it won't be changed during the operation.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| June 18, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38078 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 4.7 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38078 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-362
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