DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38257
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Prevent overflow in size calculation for memdup_user() Number of apqn target list entries contained in 'nr_apqns' variable is determined by userspace via an ioctl call so the result of the product in calculation of size passed to memdup_user() may overflow. In this case the actual size of the allocated area and the value describing it won't be in sync leading to various types of unpredictable behaviour later. Use a proper memdup_array_user() helper which returns an error if an overflow is detected. Note that it is different from when nr_apqns is initially zero - that case is considered valid and should be handled in subsequent pkey_handler implementations. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org).
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.69-1, 0, 6.1.106-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | *, 6.1.147-1~deb11u1, * |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.19-1~exp1, 5.19.11-1, 5.19.11-1~bpo11+1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 9, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated