What is CVE-2025-38096?

CVE-2025-38096 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.5 onward and patched in 6.12.31, 6.14.9 and 6.15. CVE-2025-38096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38096?

CVE-2025-38096 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-2025-38096?

Yes, CVE-2025-38096 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.31, 6.14.9 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 4.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38096 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38096

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: don't warn when if there is a FW error iwl_trans_reclaim is warning if it is called when the FW is not alive. But if it is called when there is a pending restart, i.e. after a FW error, there is no need to warn, instead - return silently.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-03

Last modified 2025-11-20

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.31, 6.14.9, 6.15 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.5

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.31 6.12.x ✓ 6.14.9 6.14.x ✓ 6.15

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38096 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/0446d34a853d9576e2a7628c803d2abd2f8cf3a8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f50d0433a016d43681592836a3d484817bfb34
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d07a08f42dc7230c902e1af2a899a72b0a03aa69
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38096

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-03

Modified 2025-11-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38096?

CVE-2025-38096 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.5 onward and has been patched in 6.12.31, 6.14.9 and 6.15. CVE-2025-38096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38096?

CVE-2025-38096 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-2025-38096?

Yes — CVE-2025-38096 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.31, 6.14.9 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 4.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38096 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.