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.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-38303: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 01ce70b0a274bd76a5a311fb90d4d446d9bdfea1, 5.16, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.16

References

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.