CVE-2025-38548: debian debian_linux
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38548DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38548
Published 16-08-2025Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-38548 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 49 · Related 47DLA-4327-1DLA-4328-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1SUSE-SU-2025:03272-1SUSE-SU-2025:03290-1SUSE-SU-2025:03301-1SUSE-SU-2025:03382-1SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1SUSE-SU-2025:20653-1SUSE-SU-2025:20669-1SUSE-SU-2025:20739-1SUSE-SU-2025:20756-1SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1SUSE-SU-2026:20570-1SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1USN-7879-1USN-7879-2USN-7879-3USN-7879-4USN-7880-1USN-7909-1USN-7909-2USN-7909-3USN-7909-4USN-7909-5USN-7910-1USN-7910-2USN-7933-1USN-7934-1USN-7938-1USN-8028-1USN-8028-2USN-8028-3USN-8028-4USN-8028-5USN-8028-6USN-8028-7USN-8028-8USN-8031-1USN-8031-2USN-8031-3USN-8052-1USN-8052-2USN-8074-1USN-8074-2USN-8126-1
Timeline
- 16-08-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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().
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsLow 2.4Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
High 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
6%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.17% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.17%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu135 products
- linux< 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-100.100
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.147-1 | < 6.12.41-1 | < 6.16.3-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936, < 2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c | ≥ 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936, < 4eb5cc48399f89b63acdbfe912fa5c8fe2900147 | ≥ 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936, < 0db770e2922389753ddbd6663a5516a32b97b743 | ≥ 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936, < eda5e38cc4dd2dcb422840540374910ef2818494 | ≥ 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936, < 3c4bdc8a852e446080adc8ceb90ddd67a56e1bb8 | ≥ 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936, < 2771d2ee3d95700f34e1e4df6a445c90565cd4e9 | ≥ 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936, < 495a4f0dce9c8c4478c242209748f1ee9e4d5820 | 5.9
- linux_kernel≥ 5.9, < 5.10.241 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.190 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.147 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.100 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.40 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.8 | 6.16:rc1 | 6.16:rc2 | 6.16:rc3 | 6.16:rc4 | 6.16:rc5 | 6.16:rc6
3 vendors · 139 products
