UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38340: High severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability

Q: Which Ubuntu kernel package families are identified as affected?

The listed packages are ubuntu/linux-riscv, ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge, ubuntu/linux-azure-fde, ubuntu/linux-realtime, ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0, ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3, ubuntu/linux-azure, and ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3.

Q: What level of access does an attacker need?

The severity vector identifies this as locally exploitable with low privileges and no user interaction required. It does not indicate network-based exploitation.

Q: What is the expected security impact if exploited?

The provided vector rates confidentiality and availability impact as high, with no integrity impact. The scope is unchanged.

Published Jul 10, 2025

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: csdsp: Fix OOB memory read access in KUnit test KASAN reported out of bounds access - csdspmockbinaddnameorinfo(), because the source string length was rounded up to the allocation size.

Affected Software

99 affected componentsFixes available

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-oem*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi2*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14<6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1

6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.14<6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1

6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia-6.14<6.14.0-1007.7

6.14.0-1007.7

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14<6.14.0-1018.19~24.04.1

6.14.0-1018.19~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-intel*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14<6.14.0-1014.14

6.14.0-1014.14

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14<6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1

6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14<6.14.0-34.34.1~24.04.1

6.14.0-34.34.1~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.14<6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1

6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-vmware*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1
Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-6.14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1
Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.14.0-1007.7
Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.14.0-1018.19~24.04.1
Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.14.0-1014.14
Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1
Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.14.0-34.34.1~24.04.1
Upgrade
Upgrade ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.14 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1

Event History

Jul 10, 2025

CVE Published

via OSV·09:15 AM

Data Sourced

via OSV·09:15 AM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ubuntu kernel package families are identified as affected?

The listed packages are ubuntu/linux-riscv, ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge, ubuntu/linux-azure-fde, ubuntu/linux-realtime, ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0, ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3, ubuntu/linux-azure, and ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The severity vector identifies this as locally exploitable with low privileges and no user interaction required. It does not indicate network-based exploitation.

What is the expected security impact if exploited?

The provided vector rates confidentiality and availability impact as high, with no integrity impact. The scope is unchanged.

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38340: High severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability

Affected Software

Remediation

Event History

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ubuntu kernel package families are identified as affected?

What level of access does an attacker need?

What is the expected security impact if exploited?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ubuntu kernel package families are identified as affected?

What level of access does an attacker need?

What is the expected security impact if exploited?