CVE-2025-48638_CVE-2025-48638

7.8 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In __pkvm_load_tracing of trace.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-48638

Source google_android

Published Dec 8, 2025 at 16:57

Modified Dec 8, 2025 at 19:49

Affected Product

Vendor Google

Product Android

Version Android kernel

Affected Versions Google Android Android kernel

CWE Classification

CWE-787 CWE-20

References

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