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CVE-2025-38239 — Linux Linux Kernel security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: megaraid_sas: Fix invalid node index On a system with DRAM interleave enabled, out-of-bound access is detected: megaraid_sas 0000:3f:00.0: requested/available msix 128/128 poll_queue 0 ------------[ cut here ]------------ UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in ./arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h:72:28 index -1 is out of range for type 'cpumask *[1024]' dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80 ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x2b __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x46/0x4b megasas_alloc_irq_vectors+0x149/0x190 [megaraid_sas] megasas_probe_one.cold+0xa4d/0x189c [megaraid_sas] local_pci_probe+0x42/0x90 pci_device_probe+0xdc/0x290 really_probe+0xdb/0x340 __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x110 driver_probe_device+0x1f/0xa0 __driver_attach+0xba/0x1c0 bus_for_each_dev+0x8b/0xe0 bus_add_driver+0x142/0x220 driver_register+0x72/0xd0 megasas_init+0xdf/0xff0 [megaraid_sas] do_one_initcall+0x57/0x310 do_init_module+0x90/0x250 init_module_from_file+0x85/0xc0 idempotent_init_module+0x114/0x310 __x64_sys_finit_module+0x65/0xc0 do_syscall_64+0x82/0x170 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e Fix it accordingly.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2025-07-09
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-129

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel
  • linux / linux_kernel / 6.16
  • debian / debian_linux / 11.0

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Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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