CVE-2025-38474 Affecting kernel-default-livepatch package, versions <6.4.0-150600.23.65.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-KERNELDEFAULTLIVEPATCH-12224463
  • published28 Aug 2025
  • disclosed27 Aug 2025

Introduced: 27 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-38474  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 kernel-default-livepatch to version 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default-livepatch package and not the kernel-default-livepatch package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: net: sierra: check for no status endpoint

The driver checks for having three endpoints and having bulk in and out endpoints, but not that the third endpoint is interrupt input. Rectify the omission.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1