CVE-2025-38636: rv: Use strings in da monitors tracepoints

mediumCVSS 5.5CVE-2025-38636

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linux product: Linux Kernel Information disclosure

What: Improper string handling in rv da monitors tracepoints can lead to information disclosure.
Who is affected: Systems running affected Linux kernel versions with runtime verification da monitors enabled are affected.
Urgency: Moderate; CVSS 5.5 indicates medium severity information disclosure risk.
Action: Apply the Linux kernel patch that fixes string handling in da monitors tracepoints.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 5.5
Published: 2026-08-06
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-38636

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-386360.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2025-38636	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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