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CVE-2025-38303MEDIUM
Linux Linux — Bluetooth: eir: Fix possible crashes on eir_create_adv_data
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0016    5.4     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    01ce70b0a274bd76a5a311fb90d4d446d9bdfea1 –  —
  Linux    5.16 –                                      6.1.168
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 10  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-38303 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: eir: Fix possible crashes on eir_create_adv_data eir_create_adv_data may attempt to add EIR_FLAGS and EIR_TX_POWER without checking if that would fit.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
July 10, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-38303 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux01ce70b0a274bd76a5a311fb90d4d446d9bdfea1
LinuxLinux5.166.1.168

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38303 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-38303 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.