CVE-2025-38542 Affecting kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb package, versions <0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el10uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-KERNELUEKDEBUGMODULESUSB-12587473
  • published10 Sept 2025
  • disclosed16 Aug 2025

Introduced: 16 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-38542  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb to version 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el10uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20551.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb package and not the kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create()

When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.

CVSS Base Scores

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