In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
comedi: Fix initialization of data for instructions that write to subdevice
Some Comedi subdevice instruction handlers are known to access instruction data elements beyond the first `insn->n` elements in some cases. The `do_insn_ioctl()` and `do_insnlist_ioctl()` functions allocate at least `MIN_SAMPLES` (16) data elements to deal with this, but they do not initialize all of that. For Comedi instruction codes that write to the subdevice, the first `insn->n` data elements are copied from user-space, but the remaining elements are left uninitialized. That could be a problem if the subdevice instruction handler reads the uninitialized data. Ensure that the first `MIN_SAMPLES` elements are initialized before calling these instruction handlers, filling the uncopied elements with 0. For `do_insnlist_ioctl()`, the same data buffer elements are used for handling a list of instructions, so ensure the first `MIN_SAMPLES` elements are initialized for each instruction that writes to the subdevice.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Oct 14, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-debug | Dec 5, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.14Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1093-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-163-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1061-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1102-azureUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1018-raspiUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1101-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-163-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1091-raspiUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-163-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-163-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1049-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.14Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1044-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1049-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1038-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-163-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-36-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1041-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-163-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1096-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-36-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-oracleUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.14Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1101-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.14Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1038-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1091-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-oemUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 19, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
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