# CVE-2025-38679: media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check

CVE-2025-38679 is fixed in 28 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38679, released September 4, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38679
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.1 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0017
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 4, 2025
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-38679

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  media: venus: Fix OOB read due to missing payload bound check  Currently, The event_seq_changed() handler processes a variable number of properties sent by the firmware. The number of properties is indicated by the firmware and used to iterate over the payload. However, the payload size is not being validated against the actual message length.  This can lead to out-of-bounds memory access if the firmware provides a property count that exceeds the data available in the payload. Such a condition can result in kernel crashes or potential information leaks if memory beyond the buffer is accessed.  Fix this by properly validating the remaining size of the payload before each property access and updating bounds accordingly as properties are parsed.  This ensures that property parsing is safely bounded within the received message buffer and protects against malformed or malicious firmware behavior.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03633-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03602-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-coco_debug sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03602-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1.150700.17.13.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_16 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_16 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_5 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3725-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3725-1.md) | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_5 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-rt_debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03633-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03602-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.15.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03633-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03602-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.153-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38679](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-38679.md) | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.43-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38679](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-38679.md) | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.16.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38679](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-38679.md) | Sep 4, 2025 |

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