What is CVE-2025-38303?

CVE-2025-38303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38303?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38303

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: eir: Fix possible crashes on eir_create_adv_data eir_create_adv_data may attempt to add EIR_FLAGS and EIR_TX_POWER without checking if that would fit.

EPSS: 0.001 (4.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 01ce70b0a274bd76a5a311fb90d4d446d9bdfea1, 5.16, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38303?: CVE-2025-38303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38303?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.