What is CVE-2025-38385?

CVE-2025-38385 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2025-38385?

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

Is CVE-2025-38385 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38385

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: lan78xx: fix WARN in __netif_napi_del_locked on disconnect Remove redundant netif_napi_del() call from disconnect path. A WARN may be triggered in __netif_nap…

EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th 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 ec4c7e12396b1a30fbacfa68425118f5b46ea878, 5.17, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16
Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Public proof-of-concept exploits

w4zu/Debian_

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38385?: CVE-2025-38385 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-38385?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-38385 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.