CVE-2025-38079

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 6.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-30.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-06-18 09:33Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:59Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-04-16

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-415Double FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

008a3077f190a4c20236ca217bcf552c83e70e52c153abd9a45e6bf837c4653f

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bff312b59b3f2a54ff504e4f4e47272b64f3633
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7bba75b91539e93615f560893a599c1e1c98bf
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3059d58f79fdfb2201249c2741514e34562b547
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0f3d09f53534ea385d55ced408f2b67059b16e4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134daaba93193df9e988524b5cd2f52d15eb1993
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f45a8d64fb4ed4830a4b3273834ecd6ca504896
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0346f4b742345d1c733c977f3a7aef5a6419a967
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2df03ed4052e97126267e8c13ad4204ea6ba9b6
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html