CVE-2025-38422: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan743x: Modify the EEPROM and OTP size for PCI1xxxx devices Maximum OTP and EEPROM size for hearthstone PCI1xxxx devices are 8 Kb and 64 Kb respectively. Adjust max size definitions and return correct EEPROM length based on device. Also prevent out-of-bound read/write.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 11.0 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: from 4.19, before 6.1.142 (fixed in 6.1.142); from 6.2, before 6.6.95 (fixed in 6.6.95); from 6.7, before 6.12.35 (fixed in 6.12.35); from 6.13, before 6.15.4 (fixed in 6.15.4)

Published 2025-07-25. Last modified 2026-07-30.