Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38082

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: virtuser: fix potential out-of-bound write If the caller wrote more characters, count is truncated to the

Published Jun 18, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38082. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 91581c4b3f29e2e22aeb1a62e842d529ca638b2d <afe090366f470f77e140ff3407db813f57852c04

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: virtuser: fix potential out-of-bound write If the caller wrote more characters, count is truncated to the max available space in "simple_write_to_buffer". Check that the input size does not exceed the buffer size. Write a zero termination afterwards.

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  • vendor Linux Linux 91581c4b3f29e2e22aeb1a62e842d529ca638b2d <afe090366f470f77e140ff3407db813f57852c0491581c4b3f29e2e22aeb1a62e842d529ca638b2d <afe090366f470f77e140ff3407db813f57852c04

How to fix CVE-2025-38082

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38082. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 91581c4b3f29e2e22aeb1a62e842d529ca638b2d <afe090366f470f77e140ff3407db813f57852c04 91581c4b3f29e2e22aeb1a62e842d529ca638b2d <afe090366f470f77e140ff3407db813f57852c04. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 18, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: virtuser: fix potential out-of-bound write If the caller wrote more characters, count is truncated to the max available space in "simple_write_to_buffer". Check that the input size does not exceed the buffer size. Write a zero termination afterwards.

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: virtuser: fix potential out-of-bound write If the caller wrote more characters, count is truncated to the max available space in "simple_write_to_buffer". Check that the input size does not exceed the buffer size. Write a zero termination afterwards.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38082

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-38082

    30-day exploitation probability 0.17%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18571

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: virtuser: fix potential out-of-bound write If the caller wrote more characters, count is truncated to the max available space in "simple_write_to_buffer". Check that the input size does not exceed the buffe

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.