CVE-2025-39686: comedi: Make insn_rw_emulate_bits() do insn->n samples

Published Sep 5, 2025
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Updated

comedi: Make insnrwemulatebits() do insn->n samples

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Kernel
Microsoft azl3 kernel 6.6.96.2-2
Microsoft azl3 kernel 6.6.96.2-1
Linux Linux kernel>=2.6.29<5.15.190
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.149
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.103
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.44
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.16.4
Linux Linux kernel=6.17-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.17-rc2
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
debian/linux
6.1.176-16.1.190-16.12.107-16.12.113-17.2.12-17.2.13-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.1.176-1Fixed in 6.1.190-1Fixed in 6.12.107-1Fixed in 6.12.113-1Fixed in 7.2.12-1Fixed in 7.2.13-1
  2. Compensating control

    Update comedi's insn_rw_emulate_bits() to handle insn->n samples for INSN_READ and INSN_WRITE, or return an error when it cannot, instead of processing only a single sample.

Event History

Sep 5, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:20 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:20 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 7, 2025
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·01:03 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is CVE-2025-39686 being actively exploited?

As of now, there are no reports indicating that CVE-2025-39686 is being actively exploited in the wild.

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