What is CVE-2025-38228?

CVE-2025-38228 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and patched in 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38228?

CVE-2025-38228 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-2025-38228?

Yes, CVE-2025-38228 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38228 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2025-38228

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imagination: fix a potential memory leak in e5010_probe() Add video_device_release() to release the memory allocated by video_device_alloc() if something goes wrong.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-04

Last modified 2025-11-18

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2025-38228 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.35, 6.15.4, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.35 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.4 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38228 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/2a2bd7df402decbdefd0acb64ba4e17a0a2a4117
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/609ba05b9484856b08869f827a6edee51d51b5f3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac3b9a91fa099d9bad29648127c0328d6c478c3
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38228

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-04

Modified 2025-11-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38228?

CVE-2025-38228 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and has been patched in 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38228?

CVE-2025-38228 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-2025-38228?

Yes — CVE-2025-38228 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38228 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →