What is CVE-2025-38474?

CVE-2025-38474 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.34 onward and patched in 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190 and others. CVE-2025-38474 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38474?

CVE-2025-38474 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-2025-38474?

Yes, CVE-2025-38474 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.34 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38474 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38474 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38474

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: net: sierra: check for no status endpoint The driver checks for having three endpoints and having bulk in and out endpoints, but not that the third endpoint is interrupt input. Rectify the omission.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-28

Last modified 2025-12-22

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 2.6.34 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.147, 6.6.100, 6.12.40, 6.15.8, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.34

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.297 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.241 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.190 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.147 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.100 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.40 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.8 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38474 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/msg00007.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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/0a263ccb905b4ae2af381cd4280bd8d2477b98b8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c4ca3c46167518f8534ed70f6e3b4bf86c4d158
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5408cc668e596c81cdd29e137225432aa40d1785
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38474

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-28

Modified 2025-12-22

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38474?

CVE-2025-38474 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.34 onward and has been patched in 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190 and others. CVE-2025-38474 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38474?

CVE-2025-38474 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-2025-38474?

Yes — CVE-2025-38474 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.34 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38474 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38474 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.