What is CVE-2025-38264?

CVE-2025-38264 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and patched in 6.12.36, 6.15.5 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38264 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38264?

CVE-2025-38264 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-2025-38264?

Yes, CVE-2025-38264 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.36, 6.15.5 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38264 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38264 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38264

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: sanitize request list handling Validate the request in nvme_tcp_handle_r2t() to ensure it's not part of any list, otherwise a malicious R2T PDU might inject a loop in request list processing.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-09

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.36 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.5 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38264 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/0bf04c874fcb1ae46a863034296e4b33d8fbd66c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a4adcd3fedb0728436e8094848ebf4c6bae006
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f054ea62598197714a6ca7b3b387a027308f8b13
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38264

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-09

Modified 2025-11-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38264?

CVE-2025-38264 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and has been patched in 6.12.36, 6.15.5 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38264 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38264?

CVE-2025-38264 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-2025-38264?

Yes — CVE-2025-38264 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.36, 6.15.5 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38264 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38264 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.