CVE-2025-39687 iio: light: as73211: Ensure buffer holes are zeroed

High 7.1 Published Updated

A local attacker can read uninitialized kernel memory via the as73211 light sensor driver due to missing buffer zeroing.

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-2025-39687?

CVE-2025-39687 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 5 Sep 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:

iio: light: as73211: Ensure buffer holes are zeroed

Given that the buffer is copied to a kfifo that ultimately user space can read, ensure we zero it.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39687?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2025-39687?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-39687 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39687 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-66974, AZL-75315, BELL-CVE-2025-39687, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39687, GHSA-3rrf-jrxv-9vpm, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-39687 and 5 more.

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