VulnerabilityPublished 16 Aug 2025Updated 21 Oct 2026

CVE-2025-38507: Linux kernel · HID: nintendo: avoid bluetooth suspend/resume stalls

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · fixed in d3c8519f85b786dcae2498b3496f32e3925e4601 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC

Severity

Unrated

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in d3c8519f85b786dcae2498b3496f32e3925e4601, 72cb7eef06a5cde42b324dea85fa11fd5bb6a08a, 7b4a026313529a487821ef6ab494a61f12c1db08 +1

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to d3c8519f85b786dcae2498b3496f32e3925e4601, 72cb7eef06a5cde42b324dea85fa11fd5bb6a08a, 7b4a026313529a487821ef6ab494a61f12c1db08 or 4a0381080397e77792a5168069f174d3e56175ff.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a, < d3c8519f85b786dcae2498b3496f32e3925e4601	Fixed in d3c8519f85b786dcae2498b3496f32e3925e4601
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a, < 72cb7eef06a5cde42b324dea85fa11fd5bb6a08a	Fixed in 72cb7eef06a5cde42b324dea85fa11fd5bb6a08a
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a, < 7b4a026313529a487821ef6ab494a61f12c1db08	Fixed in 7b4a026313529a487821ef6ab494a61f12c1db08
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a, < 4a0381080397e77792a5168069f174d3e56175ff	Fixed in 4a0381080397e77792a5168069f174d3e56175ff
LinuxLinux	Affected =5.16	Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nintendo: avoid bluetooth suspend/resume stalls Ensure we don't stall or panic the kernel when using bluetooth-connected controllers. This was reported as an issue on android devices using kernel 6.6 due to the resume hook which had been added for usb joycons. First, set a new state value to JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_SUSPENDED in a newly-added nintendo_hid_suspend. This makes sure we will not stall out the kernel waiting for input reports during led classdev suspend. The stalls could happen if connectivity is unreliable or lost to the controller prior to suspend. Second, since we lose connectivity during suspend, do not try joycon_init() for bluetooth controllers in the nintendo_hid_resume path. Tested via multiple suspend/resume flows when using the controller both in USB and bluetooth modes.

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