CVE-2025-38483
kernel-default-baseVulnerabilityCVSS 7.1Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 7.1 HIGH
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1.150700.17.9.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.4.0-32.1.21.10 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.4.0-32.1.21.10 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-default | - | 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP6 | kernel-default | - | 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | - | 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-default | - | 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-default | - | 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-default | - | 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-default | - | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | - | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | fixed |