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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).
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
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 10, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38303 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 01ce70b0a274bd76a5a311fb90d4d446d9bdfea1 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.16 | 6.1.168 |
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