CVE-2025-38489NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV3.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 28
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL again Commit 7ded842b356d ("s390/bpf: Fix bpf_plt pointer arithmetic") has accidentally removed the critical piece of commit c730fce7c70c ("s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL"), causing intermittent kernel panics in e.g. perf's on_switch() prog to reappear. Restore the fix and add a comment.

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 Packages14 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.6.266.6.100+5
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.41-1+1
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-100.100
CVEListV5linux/linuxc3062bdb859b6e2567e7f5c8cde20c0250bb130f0c7b20f7785cfdd59403333612c90b458b12307c+5
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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CVE-2025-38489 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux | cvebase