NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.1.129-138.220.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELDEBUGINFO-10338502
  • published11 Jun 2025
  • disclosed27 Feb 2025

Introduced: 27 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-21814  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-debuginfo to version 0:6.1.129-138.220.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-876.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debuginfo package and not the kernel-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ptp: Ensure info->enable callback is always set

The ioctl and sysfs handlers unconditionally call the ->enable callback. Not all drivers implement that callback, leading to NULL dereferences. Example of affected drivers: ptp_s390.c, ptp_vclock.c and ptp_mock.c.

Instead use a dummy callback if no better was specified by the driver.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1