CVE-2025-38498

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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 7.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (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:N/I:N/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

2025-07-30 06:03Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 12:02Z1 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

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b8779c07c33a84e571e44498186cac9949b4568da2f112d4a776b6f359fcbe48

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787937c4e373f1722c4343e5a5a4eb0f8543e589
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d11fdf8e5db5f34a6c062c7e6ba3a0971879d2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/432a171d60056489270c462e651e6c3a13f855b1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/064014f7812744451d5d0592f3d2bcd727f2ee93
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f091ad0862b02dc42a19a120b7048de848561f8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1ddfeb662b668fff69c5f1cfdd9f5d23d55d23
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19554c79a2095ddde850906a067915c1ef3a4114
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12f147ddd6de7382dad54812e65f3f08d05809fc
• 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
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html