CVE-2025-38494

HID: core: do not bypass hid_hw_raw_request

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: July 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM UTC

Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

11.0

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

3.15 ≤ v < 5.10.2413.15 ≤ v < 5.15.1903.15 ≤ v < 5.4.2973.15 ≤ v < 6.1.1473.15 ≤ v < 6.12.403.15 ≤ v < 6.15.83.15 ≤ v < 6.163.15 ≤ v < 6.6.1005.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1905.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1475.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2416.13 ≤ v < 6.15.86.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1006.7 ≤ v < 6.12.404fa5a7f76cc7b6ac87f57741edd2b124851d119f6.16 rc1 6.16 rc2 6.16 rc3 6.16 rc4 6.16 rc5 6.16 rc6

Vendor states this is fixed in 0e5017d84d650ca0eeaf4a3fe9264c5dbc886b81 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 19d1314d46c0d8a5c08ab53ddeb62280c77698c0 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 40e25aa7e4e0f2440c73a683ee448e41c7c344ed (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a62a895edb2bfebffa865b5129a66e3b4287f34f (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c2ca42f190b6714d6c481dfd3d9b62ea091c946b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in d18f63e848840100dbc351a82e7042eac5a28cf5 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in dd8e8314f2ce225dade5248dcfb9e2ac0edda624 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f10923b8d32a473b229477b63f23bbd72b1e9910 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 3.15 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.241 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.190 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.297 (unaffected)