NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting linux-virt-doc package, versions <6.12.41-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LINUXVIRTDOC-14083096
  • published21 Nov 2025
  • disclosed28 Jul 2025

Introduced: 28 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38489  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt-doc to version 6.12.41-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-virt-doc package and not the linux-virt-doc 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:

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 Base Scores

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