CVE-2025-38548
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer Add buffer_recv_size to store the size of the received bytes. Validate buffer_recv_size in send_usb_cmd().
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.241
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.190
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.147
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.100
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.40
- Linux Kernel < 6.15.8
- Linux Kernel 6.16
- Debian Linux 11.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db770e2922389753ddbd6663a5516a32b97b743
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2771d2ee3d95700f34e1e4df6a445c90565cd4e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4bdc8a852e446080adc8ceb90ddd67a56e1bb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/495a4f0dce9c8c4478c242209748f1ee9e4d5820
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb5cc48399f89b63acdbfe912fa5c8fe2900147
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eda5e38cc4dd2dcb422840540374910ef2818494
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db770e2922389753ddbd6663a5516a32b97b743
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2771d2ee3d95700f34e1e4df6a445c90565cd4e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4bdc8a852e446080adc8ceb90ddd67a56e1bb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/495a4f0dce9c8c4478c242209748f1ee9e4d5820
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb5cc48399f89b63acdbfe912fa5c8fe2900147
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eda5e38cc4dd2dcb422840540374910ef2818494
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html