NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting linux-virt package, versions <6.12.36-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LINUXVIRT-14059125
  • published20 Nov 2025
  • disclosed4 Jul 2025

Introduced: 4 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt to version 6.12.36-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-virt package and not the linux-virt package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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

smb: client: add NULL check in automount_fullpath

page is checked for null in __build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix when tcon->origin_fullpath is not set. However, the check is missing when it is set. Add a check to prevent a potential NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1