CVE-2025-22082

low-risk
Published 2025-04-16

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: backend: make sure to NULL terminate stack buffer Make sure to NULL terminate the buffer in iio_backend_debugfs_write_reg() before passing it to sscanf(). It is a stack variable so we should not assume it will 0 initialized.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/035b4989211dc1c8626e186d655ae8ca5141bb73
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04271a4d2740f98bbe36f82cd3d74677a839d1eb
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3892e5e861c43d5612728ed259634675b8a71f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd791c81f410ab1c554686a6f486dc7a176dfe35
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal