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CVE-2025-38239: Linux Kernel: Megaraid SAS Driver Out-of-Bounds Access Risk
CVE-2025-38239
Summary
The Linux kernel's Megaraid SAS driver has a potential issue where it can access memory outside its allowed range on systems with certain hardware configurations. This could potentially cause a system crash or other instability. Affected users should upgrade to a fixed version of the driver to prevent this issue.
What to do
No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel |
>= 5.17, < 6.1.143 >= 6.2, < 6.6.96 >= 6.7, < 6.12.36 >= 6.13, < 6.15.5 6.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux |
11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original title
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...
Original description
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.
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.
nvd CVSS3.1
7.8
Vulnerability type
CWE-129
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/074efb35552556a4b3b25eedab076d5dc24a8199 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19a47c966deb36624843b7301f0373a3dc541a05 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752eb816b55adb0673727ba0ed96609a17895654 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf2c1643abc3b2507d56bb6c22bf9897272f8a35 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1064b3532192e987ab17be7281d5fee36fd25e1 Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory Mailing List
Published: 9 Jul 2025 · Updated: 17 Jul 2026 · First seen: 7 Mar 2026