CVE-2025-38018NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV3.2
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.61%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 18
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/tls: fix kernel panic when alloc_page failed We cannot set frag_list to NULL pointer when alloc_page failed. It will be used in tls_strp_check_queue_ok when the next time tls_strp_read_sock is called. This is because we don't reset full_len in tls_strp_flush_anchor_copy() so the recv path will try to continue handling the partial record on the next call but we dettached the rcvq from the frag list. Alternative fix would b

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.06.1.140+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.140-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-100.100
CVEListV5linux/linux84c61fe1a75b4255df1e1e7c054c9e6d048da4178f7f96549bc55e4ef3a6b499bc5011e5de2f46c4+5

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

22
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
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Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities2026-02-24
CVE-2025-38018 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux | cvebase