What is CVE-2025-38237?

CVE-2025-38237 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.10 onward and patched in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186 and others. CVE-2025-38237 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38237?

CVE-2025-38237 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-2025-38237?

Yes, CVE-2025-38237 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38237 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38237 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38237

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: exynos4-is: Add hardware sync wait to fimc_is_hw_change_mode() In fimc_is_hw_change_mode(), the function changes camera modes without waiting for hardware completion, risking corrupted data or system hangs if subsequent operations proceed before the hardware is ready. Add fimc_is_hw_wait_intmsr0_intmsd0() after mode configuration, ensuring hardware state synchronization and stable interrupt handling.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-08

Last modified 2025-12-18

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.15.4, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.10

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.295 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.239 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.186 5.15.x ✓ 6.15.4 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38237 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14acbb5af101b7bb58c0952949bba4c5fdf0ee7e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0d92b94278561f43057003a73a17ce13b7c1a1a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb97dfab7615fea97322b8a6131546e80f878a69
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38237

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-08

Modified 2025-12-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38237?

CVE-2025-38237 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.10 onward and has been patched in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186 and others. CVE-2025-38237 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38237?

CVE-2025-38237 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-2025-38237?

Yes — CVE-2025-38237 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38237 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38237 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.