CVE•Published 2025-07-28•Modified 2026-07-30•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-38494Linux · Linux_kernel
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CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
10
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 90% of all CVEs
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.
Timeline
Published 2025-07-28
Modified 2026-07-30
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