---
id: CVE-2025-38044
title: 'media: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  media: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417

  The video_device for the MPEG encoder did not set device_caps.

  Add 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'
---

## Overview

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

media: cx231xx: set device_caps for 417

The video_device for the MPEG encoder did not set device_caps.

Add this, otherwise the video device can't be registered (you get a
WARN_ON instead).

Not seen before since currently 417 support is disabled, but I found
this while experimenting with it.

## 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`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.