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CVE-2025-38197MEDIUM
Linux Linux — platform/x86: dell_rbu: Fix list usage
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0016    6.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    d19f359fbdc6b5d49e9b9a0db27a996b28a2ded3 –  —
  Linux    5.7 –                                       5.10.239
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 4   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-38197 (Linux). CVSS 7.3 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-476 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell_rbu: Fix list usage Pass the correct list head to list_for_each_entry*() when looping through the packet list. Without this patch, reading the packet data via sysfs will show the data incorrectly (because it starts at the wrong packet), and clearing the packet list will result in a NULL pointer dereference.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
July 4, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-38197 (Linux). CVSS 7.3 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxd19f359fbdc6b5d49e9b9a0db27a996b28a2ded3
LinuxLinux5.75.10.239

Weaknesses

CWE-476

References (9)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38197 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-476

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-38197 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.