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venus hfi
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The tag 'venus hfi' refers to the Venus Host Firmware Interface, a subsystem within the Qualcomm VENUS video driver for Linux. Discussions on WindowsForum.com center on CVE-2025-23158, a high-impact kernel vulnerability involving an out-of-bounds write in the venus hfi queue size field. This flaw can be exploited via firmware-controlled corruption, affecting Azure Linux and potentially other Microsoft products. The tag covers technical analysis of the vulnerability, its impact on Linux-based systems, and Microsoft's advisory language. It is relevant for IT professionals and security researchers tracking Linux kernel defects in Qualcomm hardware.
CVE-2025-23158 is a high‑impact Linux kernel defect in the Qualcomm/VENUS video driver (the venus hfi subsystem) that allows firmware‑controlled corruption of a queue size field to trigger an out‑of‑bounds write; Microsoft’s public advisory names Azure Linux as a product that “includes this...