{"id":"CVE-2025-48638","title":"In __pkvm_load_tracing of trace.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to improper input validation","summary":"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 …","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787","CWE-20","CWE-787"],"vendor":"google","product":"android","affected":["android"],"published":"2025-12-08","updated":"2026-09-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-30T16:10:00.223","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48638","references":[{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/0429b7af308cf65c84109c08d06b01950dcd57fe","label":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/96ebe96170d67df5072afa2ce84622f5a0ff552a","label":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01","label":"security@android.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00106,"epssPercentile":0.01017,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-30T17:13:20.751Z","slug":"CVE-2025-48638","body":"## Overview\n\nIn __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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `android`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}