Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: usb: dwc3: gadget: check that event count does not exceed event buffer length (CVE-2025-37810) * kernel: sunrpc: fix handling of server side tls alerts (CVE-2025-38566) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory (RHSA-2025:16354) addresses two kernel vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. CVE-2025-37810 is a buffer overflow-related issue (CWE-787) in the USB dwc3 gadget driver where the event count was not properly checked against the event buffer length. CVE-2025-38566 (CWE-754) fixes improper handling of server-side TLS alerts in the sunrpc subsystem. The advisory provides updated kernel packages that correct these issues. The update is rated as having a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security. Systems must be rebooted after applying the update for the fixes to take effect.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could potentially allow improper processing of USB events or TLS alerts, which may lead to system instability or security issues related to kernel operations. Red Hat rates the overall impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated kernel packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 as described in the advisory and reboot their systems to activate the fixes. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
Description
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: usb: dwc3: gadget: check that event count does not exceed event buffer length (CVE-2025-37810) * kernel: sunrpc: fix handling of server side tls alerts (CVE-2025-38566) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory (RHSA-2025:16354) addresses two kernel vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. CVE-2025-37810 is a buffer overflow-related issue (CWE-787) in the USB dwc3 gadget driver where the event count was not properly checked against the event buffer length. CVE-2025-38566 (CWE-754) fixes improper handling of server-side TLS alerts in the sunrpc subsystem. The advisory provides updated kernel packages that correct these issues. The update is rated as having a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security. Systems must be rebooted after applying the update for the fixes to take effect.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could potentially allow improper processing of USB events or TLS alerts, which may lead to system instability or security issues related to kernel operations. Red Hat rates the overall impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated kernel packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 as described in the advisory and reboot their systems to activate the fixes. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:16354
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-38566"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1e24853345fc182c8ae
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:14 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:29:52 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 08:51:21 UTC
Views: 15
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