{"id":"CVE-2025-38044","title":"media: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417\n\nThe video_device for the MPEG encoder did not set device_caps.\n\nAdd this, otherwise the video device can't be registered (you g…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 2ad41beb7df3bd63b209842d16765ec59dafe6e4","Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 0884dd3abbe80307a2d4cbdbe5e312be164f8adb","Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < c91447e35b9bea60bda4408c48e7891d14351021","Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 9d1a5be86dbe074bd8dd6bdd63a99d6bb66d5930","Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 5c9eca180a4235abd56cc7f7308ca72128d93dce","Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 4731d5328f507ae8fd8a57abbca9119ec7a8d665","Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < e43fd82bb2110bf9d13d800cdc49cceddfd0ede5","Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < a79efc44b51432490538a55b9753a721f7d3ea42","Linux 5.3"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:48:38.312927Z"},"published":"2025-06-18","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:52:13.639Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38044","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad41beb7df3bd63b209842d16765ec59dafe6e4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0884dd3abbe80307a2d4cbdbe5e312be164f8adb"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c91447e35b9bea60bda4408c48e7891d14351021"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d1a5be86dbe074bd8dd6bdd63a99d6bb66d5930"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c9eca180a4235abd56cc7f7308ca72128d93dce"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4731d5328f507ae8fd8a57abbca9119ec7a8d665"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e43fd82bb2110bf9d13d800cdc49cceddfd0ede5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a79efc44b51432490538a55b9753a721f7d3ea42"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0022,"epssPercentile":0.12584,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.911Z","slug":"CVE-2025-38044","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417\n\nThe video_device for the MPEG encoder did not set device_caps.\n\nAdd this, otherwise the video device can't be registered (you get a\nWARN_ON instead).\n\nNot seen before since currently 417 support is disabled, but I found\nthis while experimenting with it.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 2ad41beb7df3bd63b209842d16765ec59dafe6e4`\n- `Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 0884dd3abbe80307a2d4cbdbe5e312be164f8adb`\n- `Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < c91447e35b9bea60bda4408c48e7891d14351021`\n- `Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 9d1a5be86dbe074bd8dd6bdd63a99d6bb66d5930`\n- `Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 5c9eca180a4235abd56cc7f7308ca72128d93dce`\n- `Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < 4731d5328f507ae8fd8a57abbca9119ec7a8d665`\n- `Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < e43fd82bb2110bf9d13d800cdc49cceddfd0ede5`\n- `Linux >= 8c3854d03bd7b86e8f36e6d9b07b4a6bc20deccd < a79efc44b51432490538a55b9753a721f7d3ea42`\n- `Linux 5.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}