Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-38507
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nintendo: avoid bluetooth suspend/resume stalls Ensure we don't stall or panic the kernel when using bluetooth-connected controllers. This was reported as an issue on android devices using kernel 6.6 due to the resume hook which had been added for usb joycons. First, set a new state value to JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_SUSPENDED in a newly-added nintendo_hid_suspend. This makes sure we will not stall out the kernel waiting for input reports during led classdev suspend. The stalls could happen if connectivity is unreliable or lost to the controller prior to suspend. Second, since we lose connectivity during suspend, do not try joycon_init() for bluetooth controllers in the nintendo_hid_resume path. Tested via multiple suspend/resume flows when using the controller both in USB and bluetooth modes.
EPSS: 0.001 (4.1th 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 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a, 5.16, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-38507?
- CVE-2025-38507 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38507?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.