CVE-2025-38548

hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:17 AM 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: 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().

Affected

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

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1905.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1475.9 ≤ v < 5.10.2415.9 ≤ v < 5.15.1905.9 ≤ v < 6.1.1475.9 ≤ v < 6.12.405.9 ≤ v < 6.15.85.9 ≤ v < 6.165.9 ≤ v < 6.6.1006.13 ≤ v < 6.15.86.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1006.7 ≤ v < 6.12.4040c3a445422579db8ad96c234dbe6c0ab3f6b9365.96.16 rc16.16 rc26.16 rc36.16 rc46.16 rc56.16 rc6
Vendor states this is fixed in 0db770e2922389753ddbd6663a5516a32b97b743 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2771d2ee3d95700f34e1e4df6a445c90565cd4e9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3c4bdc8a852e446080adc8ceb90ddd67a56e1bb8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 495a4f0dce9c8c4478c242209748f1ee9e4d5820 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4eb5cc48399f89b63acdbfe912fa5c8fe2900147 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in eda5e38cc4dd2dcb422840540374910ef2818494 (fixed)
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 5.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.147 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.100 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db770e2922389753ddbd6663a5516a32b97b743
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2771d2ee3d95700f34e1e4df6a445c90565cd4e9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4bdc8a852e446080adc8ceb90ddd67a56e1bb8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/495a4f0dce9c8c4478c242209748f1ee9e4d5820
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb5cc48399f89b63acdbfe912fa5c8fe2900147
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eda5e38cc4dd2dcb422840540374910ef2818494
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
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