CVE-2025-38682: linux kernel from 6.16 (inclusive), before 6.16.2 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2025-38682. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.00157 (percentile 0.04418), scored 19-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 6.16 (inclusive), before 6.16.2 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · df6d7277e5525d6cce63127dd93ebec4c6354fa0 to before ffe02f7c4e36090154646612e67d331832f92037, df6d7277e5525d6cce63127dd93ebec4c6354fa0 to before 1c24e5fc0c7096e00c202a6a3e0c342c1afb47c2
Linux

Linux · 6.16
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 20-Oct-2026 01:47 UTC

CWE: CWE-415
CCR priority: 31.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00157 · percentile 0.04418 · 2026-10-19
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-20 01:44:01.123206+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2025-38682.html