What is CVE-2025-38423?

CVE-2025-38423 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and patched in 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38423 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38423?

CVE-2025-38423 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-2025-38423?

Yes, CVE-2025-38423 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38423 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38423 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38423

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: wcd9375: Fix double free of regulator supplies Driver gets regulator supplies in probe path with devm_regulator_bulk_get(), so should not call regulator_bulk_free() in error and remove paths to avoid double free.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-25

Last modified 2025-11-19

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2025-38423 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.35, 6.15.4, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.35 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.4 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38423 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/63fe298652d4eda07d738bfcbbc59d1343a675ef
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8228b5f3d74fd8ad4dfc79d5d601eb6fca5e63e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce30258c05d39b62a05c99016d7148b3bf60fbdc
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38423

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-25

Modified 2025-11-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38423?

CVE-2025-38423 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and has been patched in 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38423 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38423?

CVE-2025-38423 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-2025-38423?

Yes — CVE-2025-38423 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38423 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38423 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.