In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: p54: prevent buffer-overflow in p54_rx_eeprom_readback()
Robert Morris reported:
|If a malicious USB device pretends to be an Intersil p54 wifi
|interface and generates an eeprom_readback message with a large
|eeprom->v1.len, p54_rx_eeprom_readback() will copy data from the
|message beyond the end of priv->eeprom.
|
|static void p54_rx_eeprom_readback(struct p54_common *priv,
| struct sk_buff *skb)
|{
| struct p54_hdr *hdr = (struct p54_hdr *) skb->data;
| struct p54_eeprom_lm86 *eeprom = (struct p54_eeprom_lm86 *) hdr->data;
|
| if (priv->fw_var >= 0x509) {
| memcpy(priv->eeprom, eeprom->v2.data,
| le16_to_cpu(eeprom->v2.len));
| } else {
| memcpy(priv->eeprom, eeprom->v1.data,
| le16_to_cpu(eeprom->v1.len));
| }
| [...]
The eeprom->v{1,2}.len is set by the driver in p54_download_eeprom().
The device is supposed to provide the same length back to the driver.
But yes, it's possible (like shown in the report) to alter the value
to something that causes a crash/panic due to overrun.
This patch addresses the issue by adding the size to the common device
context, so p54_rx_eeprom_readback no longer relies on possibly tampered
values... That said, it also checks if the "firmware" altered the value
and no longer copies them.
The one, small saving grace is: Before the driver tries to read the eeprom,
it needs to upload >a< firmware. the vendor firmware has a proprietary
license and as a reason, it is not present on most distributions by
default.
References
Configurations
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History
16 Dec 2025, 17:35
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time |
Linux
Debian Debian debian Linux Linux linux Kernel |
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| CWE | CWE-787 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e4dc150423b829c35cbcf399481ca11594fc036 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12134f79e53eb56b0b0b7447fa0c512acf6a8422 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f7f8168abe8cbe845ab8bb557228d44784a6b57 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d05390d20f110de37d051a3e063ef0a542d01fb - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/714afb4c38edd19a057d519c1f9c5d164b43de94 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9701f842031b825e2fd5f22d064166f8f13f6e4d - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da1b9a55ff116cb040528ef664c70a4eec03ae99 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39b2f8c1549a539846e083790fad396ef6cd802 - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - Third Party Advisory |
03 Nov 2025, 18:16
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10 Jul 2025, 09:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-07-10 09:15
Updated : 2025-12-16 17:35
NVD link : CVE-2025-38348
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38348
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38348
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
