What is CVE-2025-38307?

CVE-2025-38307 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.2 onward and patched in 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3 and others. CVE-2025-38307 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38307?

CVE-2025-38307 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-2025-38307?

Yes, CVE-2025-38307 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38307 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38307 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2025-38307

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: Intel: avs: Verify content returned by parse_int_array() The first element of the returned array stores its length. If it is 0, any manipulation beyond the element at index 0 ends with null-ptr-deref.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-10

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-476

CVE-2025-38307 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.2

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.94 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.34 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.3 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ff538aac63de1866e5a49d57e22788b5c21d12

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2916794ffbce604cc2cda105f6b8a4a7c748dd7f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93e246b6769bdacb09cfff4ea0f00fe5ab4f0d7a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc03c899e6d9812b25c3754c9a95c3830c4aec26

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38307

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-10

Modified 2025-11-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38307?

CVE-2025-38307 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.2 onward and has been patched in 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3 and others. CVE-2025-38307 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38307?

CVE-2025-38307 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-2025-38307?

Yes. CVE-2025-38307 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38307 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-38307 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.