What is CVE-2025-38092?

CVE-2025-38092 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.6.88 onward. CVE-2025-38092 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38092?

CVE-2025-38092 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38092?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2025-38092. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2025-38092 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38092 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2025-38092

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: use list_first_entry_or_null for opinfo_get_list() The list_first_entry() macro never returns NULL. If the list is empty then it returns an invalid pointer. Use list_first_entry_or_null() to check if the list is empty.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-02

Last modified 2025-11-20

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2025-38092 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4 and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ 6.6.88 ≥ 6.12.25 ≥ 6.14.4

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38092 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10379171f346e6f61d30d9949500a8de4336444a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334da674b25fdb7a1a4d4b89dcd7795144fc7e11
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78abb646ff823e7d22faad4cc0703d4484da9e8
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38092

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-02

Modified 2025-11-20

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38092?

CVE-2025-38092 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.6.88 onward . CVE-2025-38092 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38092?

CVE-2025-38092 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38092?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2025-38092. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2025-38092 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38092 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →