What is CVE-2025-38252?

CVE-2025-38252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-38252?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38252

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/ras: Fix CPER handler device confusion By inspection, cxl_cper_handle_prot_err() is making a series of fragile assumptions that can lead to crashes: 1/ It assumes t…

EPSS: 0.001 (2.1th 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 36f257e3b0ba904f5a4e7fa8dafaa60e88cdd28c, 6.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38252?: CVE-2025-38252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-38252?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.