CVE-2025-38307 ASoC: Intel: avs: Verify content returned by parse_int_array()
A null pointer dereference in the Intel AVS audio driver allows local attackers to cause a system crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-38307?
CVE-2025-38307 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 10 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: Intel: avs: Verify content returned by parse_int_array()
The first element of the returned array stores its length. If it is 0, any manipulation beyond the element at index 0 ends with null-ptr-deref.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-38307?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38307?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-38307 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-38307 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-64886, BELL-CVE-2025-38307, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38307, GHSA-v6x9-7pmq-vrf2, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-38307, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38307.