What is CVE-2025-37986?

CVE-2025-37986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-37986?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-37986

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: class: Invalidate USB device pointers on partner unregistration To avoid using invalid USB device pointers after a Type-C partner disconnects, this patch clears the pointers upon partner unregistration. This ensures a clean state for future connections.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 59de2a56d127890cc610f3896d5fc31887c54ac2, 6.7, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.15

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37986?: CVE-2025-37986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-37986?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.