CVE-2025-38494

CVE Details

Release Date:	2025-07-28
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: core: do not bypass hid_hw_raw_request hid_hw_raw_request() is actually useful to ensure the provided buffer and length are valid. Directly calling in the low level transport driver function bypassed those checks and allowed invalid paramto be used.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20551	2025-09-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20632	2025-09-24
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20645	2025-09-29
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20609	2025-09-22
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20632	2025-09-24
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20645	2025-09-29
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20551	2025-09-08
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20609	2025-09-22