How severe is CVE-2025-38239?

CVE-2025-38239 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-38239 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (4th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-38239?

CVE-2025-38239 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-38239?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-38239 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-38239 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-20821.

When was CVE-2025-38239 published?

CVE-2025-38239 was published on 2025-07-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-38239

CVE-2025-38239 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-129.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (4th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-20821
Weakness: CWE-129
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2025-07-09
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: megaraid_sas: Fix invalid node index On a system with DRAM interleave enabled, out-of-bound access is detected: megaraid_sas 0000:3f:00.0: requested/available msix 128/128 poll_queue 0 ------------[ cut here ]------------ UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in ./arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h:72:28 index -1 is out of range for type 'cpumask *[1024]' dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80 ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x2b __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x46/0x4b megasas_alloc_irq_vectors+0x149/0x190 [megaraid_sas] megasas_probe_one.cold+0xa4d/0x189c [megaraid_sas] local_pci_probe+0x42/0x90 pci_device_probe+0xdc/0x290 really_probe+0xdb/0x340 __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x110 driver_probe_device+0x1f/0xa0 __driver_attach+0xba/0x1c0 bus_for_each_dev+0x8b/0xe0 bus_add_driver+0x142/0x220 driver_register+0x72/0xd0 megasas_init+0xdf/0xff0 [megaraid_sas] do_one_initcall+0x57/0x310 do_init_module+0x90/0x250 init_module_from_file+0x85/0xc0 idempotent_init_module+0x114/0x310 __x64_sys_finit_module+0x65/0xc0 do_syscall_64+0x82/0x170 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e Fix it accordingly.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38239?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: megaraid_sas: Fix invalid node index On a system with DRAM interleave enabled, out-of-bound access is detected: megaraid_sas 0000:3f:00.0: requested/available msix 128/128 poll_queue 0 ------------[ cut here ]------------ UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in ./arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h:72:28 index -1 is out of range for type 'cpumask *[1024]' dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80 ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x2b __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x46/0x4b megasas_alloc_irq_vectors+0x149/0x190 [megaraid_sas] megasas_probe_one.cold+0xa4d/0x189c [megaraid_sas] local_pci_probe+0x42/0x90 pci_device_probe+0xdc/0x290 really_probe+0xdb/0x340 __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x110 driver_probe_device+0x1f/0xa0 __driver_attach+0xba/0x1c0 bus_for_each_dev+0x8b/0xe0 bus_add_driver+0x142/0x220 driver_register+0x72/0xd0 megasas_init+0xdf/0xff0 [megaraid_sas] do_one_initcall+0x57/0x310 do_init_module+0x90/0x250 init_module_from_file+0x85/0xc0 idempotent_init_module+0x114/0x310 __x64_sys_finit_module+0x65/0xc0 do_syscall_64+0x82/0x170 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e Fix it accordingly.
How severe is CVE-2025-38239?: CVE-2025-38239 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-38239 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (4th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-38239?: CVE-2025-38239 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38239?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-38239 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-38239 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-20821.
When was CVE-2025-38239 published?: CVE-2025-38239 was published on 2025-07-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (5)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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