What is CVE-2025-38412?

CVE-2025-38412 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and patched in 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97 and others. CVE-2025-38412 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38412?

CVE-2025-38412 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-2025-38412?

Yes, CVE-2025-38412 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38412 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38412 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38412

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks After retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the validity of them before dereferencing their content.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-25

Last modified 2025-12-23

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 5.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.11

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.187 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.144 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.97 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.37 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.6 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38412 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/msg00008.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0deb3eb78ebf225cb41aa9b2b2150f46cbfd359e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5df3b870bc389a1767c72448a3ce1c576ef4deab
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e9963583d11963ceca5d276e9c44684509f759
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38412

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-25

Modified 2025-12-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38412?

CVE-2025-38412 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97 and others. CVE-2025-38412 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38412?

CVE-2025-38412 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-2025-38412?

Yes — CVE-2025-38412 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38412 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38412 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.