Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38548

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer Add buffer_recv_size to store the size of t

Published Aug 16, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2025-38548 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 17.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
17.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936 <2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer Add buffer_recv_size to store the size of the received bytes. Validate buffer_recv_size in send_usb_cmd().

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  • vendor Linux Linux 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936 <2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936 <2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c

How to fix CVE-2025-38548

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-38548 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 17.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936 <2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c 40c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b936 <2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 17.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer Add buffer_recv_size to store the size of the received bytes. Validate buffer_recv_size in send_usb_cmd().

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer Add buffer_recv_size to store the size of the received bytes. Validate buffer_recv_size in send_usb_cmd().

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38548

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-25100

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer Add buffer_recv_size to store the size of the received bytes. Validate buffer_recv_size in send_usb_cmd().

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 11, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.