# CVE-2025-38680: media: uvcvideo: Fix 1-byte out-of-bounds read in uvc\_parse\_format()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-04 · Updated: 2026-05-12

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.26

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Fix 1-byte out-of-bounds read in uvc_parse_format() The buffer length check before calling uvc_parse_format() only ensured that the buffer has at least 3 bytes (buflen > 2), buf the function accesses buffer[3], requiring at least 4 bytes. This can lead to an out-of-bounds read if the buffer has exactly 3 bytes. Fix it by checking that the buffer has at least 4 bytes in uvc_parse_format().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad554217c9b945031c73df4e8176a475e2dea57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e269581b3aa5962fdc52757ab40da286168c087
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8343f3fe0b755925f83d60b05e92bf4396879758
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffdd82182953df643aa63d999b6f1653d0c93778
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a97e062e4ff3dab84a2f1eb811e9eddc6699e2a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac702a439050df65272c49184aef7975fe3eff2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424980d33b3f816485513e538610168b03fab9f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d4a7c0b296162354b6fc759a1475b9d57ddfaa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/782b6a718651eda3478b1824b37a8b3185d2740c

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