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CVE-2025-38142 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) check sensor index in read_string() Prevent a potential invalid memory access when the requested sensor is not found. find_ec_sensor_index() may return a negative value (e.g. -ENOENT), but its result was used without checking, which could lead to undefined behavior when passed to get_sensor_info(). Add a proper check to return -EINVAL if sensor_index is negative. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [groeck: Return error code returned from find_ec_sensor_index]


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19bd9cde38dd4ca1771aed7afba623e7f4247c8e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25be318324563c63cbd9cb53186203a08d2f83a1 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e9e45746b861ebd54c03ef301da2cb8fc990536 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bf529ce84dccc0074dbc704e70aee4aa545057e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eeb3df6f07a886bdfd52757ede127a59a8784dc kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38142
NVD Published Date:
07/03/2025
NVD Last Modified:
07/03/2025
Source:
kernel.org