CVE-2025-38044

media: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417 The video_device for the MPEG encoder did not set device_caps. Add this, otherwise the video device can't be registered (you get a
WARN_ON instead). Not seen before since currently 417 support is disabled, but I found
this while experimenting with it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417 The video_device for the MPEG encoder did not set device_caps. Add this, otherwise the video device can't be registered (you get a WARN_ON instead). Not seen before since currently 417 support is disabled, but I found this while experimenting with it.

This update provides the initial livepatch for this kernel update. This update does not contain any fixes and will be updated with livepatches later.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
2025-06-18 CVE Published
2025-11-03 CVE Updated
2025-11-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad41beb7df3bd63b209842d16765ec59dafe6e4	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0884dd3abbe80307a2d4cbdbe5e312be164f8adb	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c91447e35b9bea60bda4408c48e7891d14351021	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d1a5be86dbe074bd8dd6bdd63a99d6bb66d5930	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c9eca180a4235abd56cc7f7308ca72128d93dce	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4731d5328f507ae8fd8a57abbca9119ec7a8d665	2025-05-29
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e43fd82bb2110bf9d13d800cdc49cceddfd0ede5	2025-05-29
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a79efc44b51432490538a55b9753a721f7d3ea42	2025-03-05

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.4.294 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.4.294"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.10.238 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.10.238"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.15.185 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.15.185"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.1.141 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.141"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.6.93 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.6.93"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.12.31 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.12.31"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.14.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.14.9"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.15"		en		Affected