CVE-2025-38049 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV5.9
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 18
Latest updateJul 8
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/resctrl: Fix allocation of cleanest CLOSID on platforms with no monitors
Commit
6eac36bb9eb0 ("x86/resctrl: Allocate the cleanest CLOSID by searching closid_num_dirty_rmid")
added logic that causes resctrl to search for the CLOSID with the fewest dirty
cache lines when creating a new control group, if requested by the arch code.
This depends on the values read from the llc_occupancy counters. The logic is
applicable to a…
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 Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux6eac36bb9eb0349c983313c71692c19d50b56878 — a8a1bcc27d4607227088d80483164289b5348293+4
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
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linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.11, linux-hwe-6.11, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities↗2025-06-30