What is CVE-2025-38422?

CVE-2025-38422 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.19 onward and patched in 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35 and others. CVE-2025-38422 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38422?

CVE-2025-38422 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38422?

Yes, CVE-2025-38422 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38422 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38422 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38422

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan743x: Modify the EEPROM and OTP size for PCI1xxxx devices Maximum OTP and EEPROM size for hearthstone PCI1xxxx devices are 8 Kb and 64 Kb respectively. Adjust max size definitions and return correct EEPROM length based on device. Also prevent out-of-bound read/write.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-25

Last modified 2025-12-23

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35, 6.15.4, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.19

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.142 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.95 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.35 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.4 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38422 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/088279ff18cdc437d6fac5890e0c52c624f78a5b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b9935586a9b54d2da27901b830d3cf46ad66a1e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51318d644c993b3f7a60b8616a6a5adc1e967cd2
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38422

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 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-2025-38422?

CVE-2025-38422 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.19 onward and has been patched in 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35 and others. CVE-2025-38422 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38422?

CVE-2025-38422 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38422?

Yes — CVE-2025-38422 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38422 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38422 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.