Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38573

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: cs42l43: Property entry should be a null-terminated array The software node does not specify a count of property entries, so the array must be null-terminated. When unterminated, this can lead to a fault in the downstream cs35l56 amplifier driver, because the node parse walks off the end of the array into unknown memory.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38573?
CVE-2025-38573 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-38573?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.