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CVE-2025-38676: Linux Kernel: AMD IOMMU Command-Line Stack Overflow

CVE-2025-38676
Summary

A bug in the Linux kernel's AMD IOMMU (Input/Output Memory Management Unit) feature could allow an attacker to cause a stack overflow by manipulating the kernel command line. This could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. To fix this, a patch has been applied to the Linux kernel to prevent this type of attack.

What to do

No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
linux linux_kernel >= 5.4.237, < 5.5
>= 5.10.175, < 5.10.241
>= 5.15.103, < 5.15.190
>= 6.1.16, < 6.1.149
>= 6.2.3, < 6.6.103
>= 6.7, < 6.12.44
>= 6.13, < 6.16.4
6.17
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: iommu/amd: Avoid stack buffer overflow from kernel cmdline While the kernel command line is considered trusted in most environm...
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iommu/amd: Avoid stack buffer overflow from kernel cmdline

While the kernel command line is considered trusted in most environments,
avoid writing 1 byte past the end of "acpiid" if the "str" argument is
maximum length.
nvd CVSS3.1 7.8
Vulnerability type
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Published: 26 Aug 2025 · Updated: 23 Jul 2026 · First seen: 7 Mar 2026