CVE-2025-38548
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Publication date: 2025-08-16

Last updated on: 2025-11-03

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
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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Published
2025-08-16
Last Modified
2025-11-03
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2026-05-06
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2025-08-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CVE-2025-38548
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Showing 2 associated CPEs
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linux linux_kernel 5.10.244
linux linux_kernel 6.1.153
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's hwmon corsair-cpro driver involves improper validation of the size of the received input buffer. The fix added a variable to store the size of received bytes and validated this size in the send_usb_cmd() function to prevent potential issues caused by incorrect buffer sizes.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

If exploited, this vulnerability could potentially lead to issues such as buffer overflows or memory corruption in the Linux kernel's hwmon corsair-cpro driver, which might cause system instability or allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.


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