NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debug-devel-matched package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELDEBUGDEVELMATCHED-14765778
  • published31 Dec 2025
  • disclosed30 Dec 2025

Introduced: 30 Dec 2025

CVE-2023-54305  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:9 kernel-debug-devel-matched.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel-matched package and not the kernel-debug-devel-matched package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

ext4: refuse to create ea block when umounted

The ea block expansion need to access s_root while it is already set as NULL when umount is triggered. Refuse this request to avoid panic.

CVSS Base Scores

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