Kernel memory over-read via oversized private-data copy
Published Aug 22, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
An out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel's MediaTek MT8365 ASoC driver allows local users to trigger an invalid read during probing. The mt8365_dai_i2s_register function passes the size of struct mt8365_afe_private to mt8365_dai_set_priv while copying the smaller struct mtk_afe_i2s_priv, causing memcpy to read beyond the global source object. Reaching the probe path through driver rebinding requires root privileges; published evidence demonstrates a KASAN-detected memory access rather than a practical privilege gain.
Summary
What happened
An out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel's MediaTek MT8365 ASoC driver allows local users to trigger an invalid read during probing. The mt8365_dai_i2s_register function passes the size of struct mt8365_afe_private to mt8365_dai_set_priv while copying the smaller struct mtk_afe_i2s_priv, causing memcpy to read beyond the global source object. Reaching the probe path through driver rebinding requires root privileges; published evidence demonstrates a KASAN-detected memory access rather than a practical privilege gain.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-38662
- Published
- Aug 22, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-787
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Aug 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=402bbb13a195caa83b3279ebecdabfb11ddee084 <1dc0ed16cfbc3c28a07a89904071cfa802fdcee1
- Affected versionversion=402bbb13a195caa83b3279ebecdabfb11ddee084 <6bea85979d05470e6416a2bb504a9bcd9178304c
- Affected versionversion=402bbb13a195caa83b3279ebecdabfb11ddee084 <6e621dd99c57db916842865debaa65f20bbd6d8e
- Affected versionversion=6.12
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