# CVE-2025-38548: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-16 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Validate the size of the received input buffer Add buffer_recv_size to store the size of the received bytes. Validate buffer_recv_size in send_usb_cmd().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6f4d9cfbda52700c126c5a2b93dd2042e8680c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb5cc48399f89b63acdbfe912fa5c8fe2900147
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db770e2922389753ddbd6663a5516a32b97b743
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eda5e38cc4dd2dcb422840540374910ef2818494
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4bdc8a852e446080adc8ceb90ddd67a56e1bb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2771d2ee3d95700f34e1e4df6a445c90565cd4e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/495a4f0dce9c8c4478c242209748f1ee9e4d5820

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