What is CVE-2025-38547?

CVE-2025-38547 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and patched in 6.12.40, 6.15.8 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38547?

CVE-2025-38547 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-2025-38547?

Yes, CVE-2025-38547 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.40, 6.15.8 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38547 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38547

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: axp20x_adc: Add missing sentinel to AXP717 ADC channel maps The AXP717 ADC channel maps is missing a sentinel entry at the end. This causes a KASAN warning. Add the missing sentinel entry.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-08-16

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.40, 6.15.8, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.12

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.40 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.8 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38547 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/086a76474121bf2351438e311376ec67b410b2ea
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c0c01c88bb69951539539d2001e67f0c613001f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3281ddcea6429f7bc1fdb39d407752dd1371aba9
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38547

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-08-16

Modified 2025-11-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38547?

CVE-2025-38547 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and has been patched in 6.12.40, 6.15.8 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38547?

CVE-2025-38547 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-2025-38547?

Yes — CVE-2025-38547 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.40, 6.15.8 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38547 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.