What is CVE-2025-38317?

CVE-2025-38317 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38317?

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

Buffer overflow in Linux

CVE-2025-38317

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's li…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th 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 3f73c24f28b317f22df7870c25ff82f1d625c6c2, 6.11, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

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-2025-38317?: CVE-2025-38317 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38317?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.