CVE-2025-38167 Affecting kernel-tools-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELTOOLSDEBUGINFO-12559669
  • published9 Sept 2025
  • disclosed3 Jul 2025

Introduced: 3 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38167  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-tools-debuginfo to version 0:6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1080.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-debuginfo package and not the kernel-tools-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:

fs/ntfs3: handle hdr_first_de() return value

The hdr_first_de() function returns a pointer to a struct NTFS_DE. This pointer may be NULL. To handle the NULL error effectively, it is important to implement an error handler. This will help manage potential errors consistently.

Additionally, error handling for the return value already exists at other points where this function is called.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1