What is CVE-2025-38098?

CVE-2025-38098 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.7.2 onward and patched in 6.12.31, 6.14.9 and 6.15. CVE-2025-38098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38098?

CVE-2025-38098 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-2025-38098?

Yes, CVE-2025-38098 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.31, 6.14.9 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38098 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38098

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Don't treat wb connector as physical in create_validate_stream_for_sink Don't try to operate on a drm_wb_connector as an amdgpu_dm_connector. While dereferencing aconnector->base will "work" it's wrong and might lead to unknown bad things. Just... don't.

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 6.7.2, 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.31, 6.14.9, 6.15 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.7.2 ≥ 6.8

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-2025-38098 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/18ca68f7c657721583a75cab01f0d0d2ec63a6c9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b14e726d57f61085485f107a6203c50a09695abd
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbf4890c6f28fb1ad733e14613fbd33c2004bced
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38098

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-2025-38098?

CVE-2025-38098 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.7.2 onward and has been patched in 6.12.31, 6.14.9 and 6.15. CVE-2025-38098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38098?

CVE-2025-38098 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-2025-38098?

Yes — CVE-2025-38098 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.31, 6.14.9 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38098 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.